Snowpatch Spire Rock climbing 10 routes in area

The free version of an old aid route on the east face. The mega ledge to ledge link of the three crack pitches has got to be one of the most inspiring crack projects anywhere! Will Stanhope promises beers for that FA.

The hard pitches:

1. Drunken Dawn Wall Pitch, a.k.a. the Face Pitch (5.14)

2. Blood on the Crack (5.14-)

3. The WooWoo (5.13)

4. Ivokanee (5.13- R)

P1: Climb 30-40m over left leaning flakes to a promoniant horn to belay, Just below where the Dihedral becomes more pronounced.

P2: Follow the second overlap of the steepening dihedral for 40m to a flake belay.

P3: the crux pitch, Continue up the dihedral for 25m, stem left and pull a cruxy move onto a sandy ramp, climb 5m up to an alcove belay

P4: Mantle to the second big ledge then climp up and right over a block to gain a solid ledge. climb down and right to gain surfs up ledge. belay at the far end.

P5:Follow the obvious face crack off the ledge, pull over an awkward block and belay at 30m

P6: climb 5.8 jams to a pedistal belay at 30m

P7: follow 20m of 5.7 cracks to gain a boulder on the ridge crest, belay here.

scramble the ridge crest to the summit then descent off the Kraus-McCarthy Rap Route