- Edit (TBD)
Description
An enjoyable adventure to the summit of Chay Desa Tsay.P1 - Start up the bolted broken corner. After the corner follow the bolt line up and right into some slabby face climbing to a 2 bolt anchor. (11-)P2 - Head up low angle slab for 1 bolt, then head out right to a 2 bolt anchor on a small head-wall near the tree.Shift the belay further east, to the tree and under the large bolted head-wall. Get Creative.P3 - Long, fun pitch following the bolts up the face. No need to stop at the intermediate rap station unless you're short on draws.Another belay transfer to the large cleft in the formations just below the #4 crack.P4 - Head up the #4 crack, when it ends step around right and start following bolts up the face to the sub-summit.Another possible belay transfer around the south side of the summit boulder. P5 - Head up the NE corner of the summit boulder clipping 1 bolt.Descent (1x 70m) - ends 1 slot further north than the route starts- Short rap off the summit boulder.- 2x raps down the west face- 2x raps down P3- Look for a set of south facing rap bolts about 25' from the end of P3 raps. (1x rap to the ground)
Location
Starts in the SW chasm between Chay Desa Tsay and Rockfellow Dome. Directly opposite the start of Long Strange Trip.
Protection
Lots of draws/runners, BD #1,2,4
Routes in SW Face
- 1Wind Madness5.11-Trad