Auld Lang Syne

As described in the Gillett guide, this is a two-pitch affair.

P1 ascends a grungy off-fingers right-facing dihedral adorned with two bushes (about 50 feet?) to a nice, wide ledge. Traverse the ledge leftward (passing the

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crack), and belay at the next right-facing dihedral.

P2 follows the corner - with short jaunts to the face - to an OW/fists bulge that must be overcome (crux) then continues up. There are more bushes to drag yourself through! Ramps and easy mantles lead to a belay ledge still shy of the local summit.

Cross the river in the side, shallow area just past the National Forest sign (barely upstream from the log home). Bushwhack up a narrow "path" to the base of the route. Belay from a small platform.

To descend, scramble south up a wide fin, step across to the left, and then climb down a notch to a large wedged chockstone. There may or may not be webbing

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, so be prepared to leave some cord and a rap ring. A 70m will get you to the ground, then hike down a gully that is accessed by a large pine-tree - this will get you back to the riverbank.

It appears a walk-off is possible to the south, but we did not explore this option.

A single rack from BD #0.3 to 4 with a set of stoppers should suffice. Multiples in the #0.75 to 3 range may add comfort. Single-length slings are useful. Bring some cord and a rap ring for the rap-station.