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Peak Mountain 3

Discovery

FA Sam Lightner Jr, Mike Lilygren, Shep Vail, Elyse Guarino
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Description

Location

North face of Big Sandy Peak, aka The Monolith as spoken of by Fred Becky ("I have never seen better rock, anywhere.")

Protection

Take a double set from .5 Friend to 3.5, then singles above that. Triple or quadruple micro cams are useful on the crux pitch, and you might want offset cams for pitch 4. Take 10 quickdraws and a wad of slings and biners. Take extra micor nuts  if you want to do the alternate pitches. There are excellent bivy ledges  just below the Pitch 10 anchor, at the pitch11 anchor and at the base of pitch 14 (this one may stay dry in a storm depending on the wind). And considering that,  dress warm... it tops out at 12,000 feet and is in the shade from 10:30 am on.