East Wilmans Spire

A classic, short alpine rock climb with some moderate scrambling and a short roped section.

P1 (5.5) - Belay from the east notch and climb up the east side of the spire a short ways, then downclimb a 5.5 crack 20 ft to the ramp.

P2 (easy 5th) - Ascend the ramp up and west to the corner where it ends, and set up a belay.

P3 (5.6) - Climb up the short slab to a platform that leads to a 1-inch crack (pass two fixed pins). Joining the crack is 5.6, the crack itself is 5.4. The crack leads to a ledge; from here, head a little east to the summit.

Descent: two single-rope rappels (from a bolt on the summit and a slung station east of the first crack), then descend the ramp and climb back over the 5.5 crack to the notch.

Set of nuts and cams, maybe hexes (basically a light alpine rack), and plenty of slings for rope drag. 50m+ rope... it can be combined into two pitches with a 60 or 70, but the meandering nature of the route will cause more drag.

If in early season, bring ice axe and crampons, as the gully can get fairly steep.