Yesterday, I completed the Guide's Wall route on Storm Point in Cascade Canyon with my friend Kevin. If you have been following along, I had been eyeballing this route earlier in the season in hopes of bagging it. Yesterday, we got an early start and took the first boat across Jenny Lake to begin our hike into Cascade Canyon. The weather was very foggy in the morning from the last day's rains, but the day promised to be warm and sunny. Conditions were perfect for a long day's climb.
Remember, Guide's Wall is a mega classic, six pitch, alpine grade II rock climb rated at 5.8 difficulty. Follow the pictures to see our climb.
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| starting up the talus field to get to the climb |
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the guide's wall route follows the orange lines approximately
one bails from the top by four rapells from the top star to get back to the start |
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me and Kevin at the top of pitch 4, getting ready to begin the
handcrack variation pitch |
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from near the top of pitch six, I stopped on lead to snap a couple photos
this photo gives you a good idea of the exposure |
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| a photo of Mt. Owen - 12,925 ft. from near the top of pitch six |
The climb was a spectacular success! We were first party on the wall, and encountered only one party below us. Weather was perfect and the climbing was excellent, especially the hand crack variation on pitch five, and pitch six at the top. Upon repelling back to the bottom, we looked forward to the boat ride back across Jenny Lake to follow our hike out. My kind of mechanized climbing!
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