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Peak Mountain 3

Northwest Passage

FA Sara "Flash" Gordon, Bill Olszewski, May 2020
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Description

Pitch 1: from the anchor for

Sideways

, traverse right to the easy vertical terrain, and set a bomber piece. Fire up the short crack to the upper slabs. From here, you can wander over several possible lines and still find good gear. Eventually, you'll want to find your way around to the right of the final roofs. There's a good ledge with a solid flake for anchor one. Either continue up P2 or walk off to climber's right, finding your way down the slabs to the hillside; working down and right to get back to the starting ledge for

Sideways

, 5.4 to 5.7, 115'.

Pitch 2: if you want to continue to the summit of Elevenmile Dome, pick your line, and head up wherever you want to go! I used a large boulder as a chock anchor against which I did a body belay. Now wander down to climber's right, and gain the hillside. Continue down and left (climber's right). Then find your way down and right to the starting ledge for

Sideways

, 4th Class, 130'.

Location

Start from the 135' bolted anchor atop the right side of the rightmost slabs on Elevenmile Dome

Protection

A single rack to 4" - gear anchors.