stairway to heaven

[bradley3297]

does anyone know if this route is done or not. I tried to climb it and ran out of bolts??????

[5.4 Slayer]

It's done. Where did you run out of bolts? Ummm, maybe the pitch after bellygood? Big runout there - unless you brought some gear - easy climbing though.

[harihari]

does anyone know if this route is done or not. I tried to climb it and ran out of bolts??????

i've done it to where it hits the upper black dyke. those traverse pitches will seem awfully runout to a sport climber as will the first pitches off Bellygood. ALso there was talk of chopping the bolts on the traverse pitches, as there is good natural gear there, but I havn't bene up there in awhile.

[bradley3297]

Its all good now. ive gone over to trad. looking to try it out some time. Probably not this year though. the weather SUCKS!!

[Blake]

By "It's done" do you mean that the "project" pitches are now complete?

I don't have the new guidebook that describes this route, but would like to try it out at some point.

Is there any kind of fairly concise online decription or topo?

I understand that you start above the campground, climb to the top of the bulletheads somehow, then move leftish to bellygood, and finish up via pitches near, (or on) Black Dike and Millenium Falcon.

Thanks!

[Blake]

Edited to add:

I see the discussion below. Looks like I will have options above Bellygood, mostly bolted.

I'd still love a general description and/or topo if anyone has one written up.

[pinner]

See the Kevin McLane guidebook - it gives you the rundown.