Routes in Pacific Ranges for selected grade

Climbs the easternmost of the three major south buttresses of Combatant above the col. Approached via a bench at the elevation of the col (the Shelf)

Climb the black, lichen-covered depression in the south face, following corner systems to the east ridge, then to the summit.

Descend the pocket glacier to the base of the southeast buttress. Climb this buttress, through sandy broken terrain and with poor protection in places in the first ~75m. Above this, the rock improves up a steep yellow slab to a small gendarme. Descend into the notch and climb easier ground above to the summit.

Descend as per the West Ridge (down that route.)

Amazing technical climbing down low leads to a rest with good holds and big moves to finish.

Right of the mutation

Fixed draws

Start up the steep roof, a low start on left jugs goes at 5.13a

Follows a short bolt line that heads right

The Challenger is the obvious rising crackline that begins down low in the overhang and rises up to the right into the crack/flare at the right-most end of the Pet Wall.

The must-do line of the area. NMT tackles the spectacular prow on bulletproof rock, the crux is savage but many onsights are thwarted by the higher endurance crux which involves straightforward pulls off full pad crimps with little opportunity to shake out. Stay alert as tricky moves out right guard the anchor.

Sit down start low and right on good jug for left hand then up features to mantel top out. Beautiful!!

SR #1 Met to #2 BD, offset nuts (optional #4 BD for P2)

A direct, well protected line up the buttress that will test your technical skill.

• P1: Start just right of the bay below a bolt. Climb face holds and cracks to a ledge and a thin crux gaining the dyke above (3 bolts).
• P2. Climb the layback flake to a technical crux when the corner closes. At the top of the flake, gain a ramp back left to an anchor that is shared with S&L (7 bolts).
• P3. Climb the sustained, featured slab directly above. When a dyke finally provides some relief, follow it up and right to an anchor (6 bolts).
• P4. Continue straight above to a flake and easier climbing. Finish straight up or to the right in the shallow dihedral with "Snakes and Ladders" (4 bolts).

Steep burly jamming.

Gear: (2x) .2 to 1

Bolts, BD#0.75-BD#2

Mantel starting hold of timeless