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Mon 15th Jan 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Snake Buttress | |||||||
15 ~14 | ★ VD Waltz | 110m | ★ Good | ||||
The position is what makes this climb worthwhile. We climbed it in three pitches, a small ledge after 28m, the belay ledge with busted cam after another 28m then finally topping out. The final pitch - across the rocky saddle then heading left, was super easy climbing, but didnt have much gear. The GPS location is incorrect. The correct location is -41.513110 147.647660
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Tue 9th Jan 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Snake Buttress | |||||||
15 | ★ VD Waltz - with Erin Pearce | 110m | Average | ||||
Average
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Sat 4th Mar 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Snake Buttress | |||||||
15 | ★ VD Waltz | 110m | ★ Good | ||||
Great to get on some features an Ben Lomond. Dislodged some rocks on the runout start which shook confidence a bit. The top is bomber
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Thu 29th Dec 2016 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Snake Buttress | |||||||
15 | ★ VD Waltz - with Elliott Vercoe | 110m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
An interesting route... to say the least. Took about 2 hours for the walk-in, following some well marked cairns across the scree. I lead it as 3 pitches, breaking it up at the obvious ledges (great belay spots).
First and second pitch are at the grade - some nice climbing, but a few loose blocks and sparse pro to keep it interesting. Bring triples in mid-range cams!
Last pitch, I couldn't see the obvious route which should have been grade 10, so went out right up the 'Tremulous' slab. Very true to the guide description. Some intense and weird climbing over the peak and then down a loose crack. Some dubious pro in a loose block and then step across a void into a chimney (which looks insane but is actually okay), onto a face. Another cam for mental protection, you go on a 10-15m runout up the 'Tremulous Slab'. Would not recommend for an 'easy' day out, but definitely worth the adventure! |
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Thu 24th Dec 2015 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Snake Buttress | |||||||
15 | ★ VD Waltz | 110m | ★ Good | ||||
First pitch was ok, some cross further up not a total choss festival. Not a bad intro to ben Lomond face climbing I guess...
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Sat 11th Dec 2004 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Snake Buttress | |||||||
15 | ★ VD Waltz | 110m | Crap | ||||
a pile of choss from the start and it doesn't get any better. NOT worth the walk
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Mon 27th Oct 2014 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Snake Buttress | |||||||
10 | VD Blues | 110m | |||||
Wanna do hit me up
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