Has this route been done?

Post by **TRAD-SEEKER** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 8:08 pm

Im heading to the red this Sat. Sun. and I was going to try this cool dihedral at Solar Collector. Can Anyone tell me if its been done yet?
It is about 50ft left of Broken Chicken Wing and Rebar. It has a big Rhododendren at its base. It looks rad.

Post by **SCIN** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 8:26 pm

Man, if you're going to do anything else up there do that big roof crack arch thing. Start on one side, set a hanging belay in the middle and then do the other side. It'll be cool cuz on the second pitch most of it will be climbing back down the other side of the arch. Hmmmm.....would you place gear above you or beneath you?

Post by **TRAD-SEEKER** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 8:31 pm

Do you mean the one that you walk under just past the main SC wall!?

Post by **SCIN** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 8:39 pm

Yea, wear a scuba suit though!

Post by **TRAD-SEEKER** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 8:47 pm

All right, I'll let you know how it goes.

Post by **Steve** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 4:33 am

That arch would rock. I'll do it with ya SCINY, but I get the second pitch so I could place gear in front me. That way if I fell I would be falling down the route thus putting me further along on the pitch. Yeah thats it.

Post by **Danny** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 9:51 pm

TRAD-DUDE that dihedral you are talking about looks like it has a 5."extremely hard" section about 20 feet up. There is no crack and it's overhung and smooth on both faces. I think you would have to go way out left then sketch back over up above that section. Jason and I were going to get on it but it was too wet.