Bollinger West Face

This stellar route is a variation to the Cattabriga Route. I first tried this route in 1979 with Mary Erdei and Mark Whiton. We got to mid-height on a cold windy day in August only to be confronted by what is now the crux of the Cattabriga Route. I came back in 1994 with Mike Keating hoping to get past that. It's an intimidating looking pitch. We found one fixed peg but still opted to move right and climb one pitch of 'french' free (pulling on gear) to reach the base of what is the crux of our line. Mike did a great job leading it. We then did two more long pitches to the summit. Little did we know that Alan and Skeeter had done their line 2 weeks before we did ours. So credit goes to them for the FA. We just offer ours as an easier variation.

Shadow Lake is the well known location on the backside of the Cirque and an easy place to get to. (see Kelsey's guide to the WRR). There's more than a few things to do on this side so it's worth the trip to include this in your plans. You can pop over NY Pass and down into the Cirque to make a loop of it. The approach to Bollinger is simple enough and left to right ramps lead easily up the base of the pillar. From the top descend giant granite slabs and work your way down easy terrain to the north

Std rack of wires, nuts and friends. Depends on how much gear you want to carry.