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Description
Class 4 traverse up and left from below
D7
to new bolts on Ariana 1st pitch.
- (11a) face to (10b) LF corner, diagonal left (avoids 40+' of hummocks and dirt in right side of the Mitten) to large LF corner/
Pervertical
belay, 130'.
2 )Up LF corner, step right around to RF corner and to top of Mitten 70' (9).
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Over slot, stem up shaft/LF corner system, traverse left past old bolt/fixed Friend to belay out right 180' (9+).
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Crux pitch...up finger crack, move left past shakey flakes, up sustained shallow RF corner/crack, inferior belay out right on sloping ledge, 120'.
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Step left, back into RF corner, pump it to the top of the pillar and huge ledge 140' (11b/c).
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Straight up inset, pass fixed pin, end on Table Ledge 150' (9).
Walk right to raps, or top out via
Kiener's
. "An Excellent Outing".
Protection
2 sets wired nuts (extra med/sm), 1 set cams (i.e. 0.4 Alien-#3.5 Friend), all belays are mostly fixed (some outdated), 1st pitch has 3 bolts
(I replaced the original aid bolts on 7/28/01).
Routes in The Diamond
- 3Ariana5.12aAlpine · Trad