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Champagne Supernova

Grade
M5
Length
212m
3
Natural pro required
Quality
3
First ascent
Steven Fortune and James Hobson 11 August 2020
Topo ref
CS

A superb natural line up left facing corners on the right side of the face, right of Pull me a Pilsner.
6 technical pitches, then easier ground to summit, or traverse to Pull me a Pilsner abseil line.
Can be climbed in lean conditions, but requires turf to be frozen.
Set of wires, single #4 and #3 camalot, doubles of cams up to that.


  • P1
  • Mixed M5
  • 35m
  • Trad

Start up slabby cracks in base of buttress between Pull me a Pilsner and Alta Ice routes, into left facing corner. Traverse left under roof and belay


  • P2
  • Mixed M5
  • 35m
  • Trad

Step right over lip of overhang with cool face moves to gain next corner system. Climb turf to snow ledge and traverse left to base of prominent corner.


  • P3
  • Mixed M5
  • 30m
  • 3
  • Trad

Climb the prominent left facing corner! Shares P2 of Maori Alphabet. Step right on ledge to belay below another left facing corner.


  • P4
  • Mixed M5
  • 42m
  • Trad

A superb pitch up steep corner. A great pick seam and gear. Strep right around arete when crack disappears, then back into corner.


  • P5
  • Mixed M6
  • 25m
  • Trad

Offwidth up short roof, belay at base of right facing turfy corner.


  • P6
  • Mixed M4
  • 45m
  • Trad

Up turfy right facing corner to snowfield.


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