The Notch

An easy angled snow gully which provides access to Telecom Tower ridge.

2 pitches; 'Starts down and to the right of the easy snow gully (route 69 on the guide) to the right of The Clearances. Head up the most obvious/clean, steep corner. Some climbing on the right hand face and some climbing on the corner. Over small bulge onto short, steep snow gully to belay on top of this. From belay head straight up the next corner, and climb the tricky start til corner ends in an small steep section. Step right onto arete, and up the step, before stepping left into new corner that leads to the top of this buttress onto the easy snow gully (route 69). The snow gully will provide you with easy terrain to reach the notch or alternatively with a fast walk/rap off. Both pitches about 30-35m with sustained, hard, but well protected climbing. Grade around M5. Highly recommendedif you are tired of making track up snow gullies.'

A left to right leading route, which follows easy mixed ground to top out at the notch.

On clean buttress to right of Notch. Start up Enforcer. Climb 2 50m access pitches to base of clean buttress on right of Notch gully. Start up right facing corner, traverse rightwards up to underneath obvious roof. Climb out roof to right. Follow thin face crack into wide crack. Where wide crack angles left, branch off to beautiful right angling pick seam towards block. Mantle and belay. Final pitch straightforward to top. Total Classic 3rd pitch, M5+

A line up steep cracks on buttress to right of the Notch. Start up snowy gully of Equinox to gain buttress. Superb, technical climbing. Hasn't been freed.

Climb the steep mixed gully on the right hand side of the first pinnacle after the notch.

A good fun, varied route with a stellar final pitch. Descend by traversing back north to the Shadow Basin.

A quality steep corner line up immaculate rock on the left side of the top of the notch. Easily accessed from the ridge as a 2nd route. It is possible, but tedious to traverse to the top of Telecom Tower, a short abseil to descend is easier.

Obvious deep v groove coming out of notch. Starts as offwidth, finishing as chimney. One abseil required off backside.

Exciting moves over diverse terrain and good gear (yes, tricams). Start: On Queen's Drive walk past the Clearances and the Notch snow gully and around the lowest point of buttress. You will be out of sight of those routes but can see the face further south. Look up for a broad 90 degree corner cut off at the bottom (see photo. There is a topo attached but it gets more approximate for each pitch).

A good punchy route, with two long pitches. Great for a short, athletic adventure in the alpine. Descend off the back by walking back north to Shadow Basin. This climb is right of the Notch Route about 50m. It starts up the snow gully to the right of the overhanginging pyramid which marks the start of The Principal’s Daughter. The snow gully can be soloed for approximately 60m.