Nodes in Escape Alley

The Escape Alley is the large chasm which divides the Watchtower from the rest of the South Sentinel. A number of large chockstones cap the divide, offering a platform to climb from. It offers a few easy access climbs to the South Sentinel summit.

Starting at the right of the vegetated corner below a huge chockstone.

1. Up the right side of the chockstone onto ledge and continue up right for a few metres to large sloping corner and ledge. Continue up the corner, finishing on a nice featured headwall to a large ledge when you can set up a belay.

2. Move five metres right through the pine garden joining pitch 2 of "The Soldier King".

Starts 8m R of Body Armour below a sharp fin at slab in the corner between two parallel cracks. Abseil descent (bring a sling).

1. 20m 15 Start on the slab through to crux and past the fin to easier path right. Continue to the ledge right of the large pine tree - natural belay.

2. 35m 10 Head up from the belay past multiple ledges to a tricky belay at the top. Escape by scrambling down right towards the chains.

Will take you to the summit!

Access is via walk around watch tower to Body Armour/escape Alley. Located 20m right of soldier king inside the escape alley. Starts just above and to the left of the giant chasm void between the choc stones (be cautious not to fall down this hole).

Climb up towards lone pine tree 20m up, continue past tree and scramble to anchor underneath steep head wall. Pitch 2 finishes at the escape alley summit rap chains.

Starting 20m right of The Soldier King at a small pine tree.

1. 10 30m Up through ledges trending left to the lone pine tree.

2. 19 25m Continue up towards headwall and then left before it steepens. Continue on to join in with the finish of The Soldier King.

Ledge hop up trending left to the lone pine tree.

Starts at the north end of Escape Alley at a small tree belay. Joins into the final 3 pitches of "Monkey on a String". Walk out along the long ledge passing the descent chains. Finish on the R of the block.

The following routes are located above "Monkey on a String VS" on the wall above the long ledge.

Located above the long ledge above Monkey on a String VS. Obvious wide off-width crack on the L. Punch through the steep hand crack to reach a good rest. Move out R to follow the crack system to a large ledge. Escape via the pine tree to the L.

Located above the long ledge above Monkey on a String VS. 5m R of "Mary-Kate". Up the open corner to reach a rest. The crack then widens to allow hands. Belay at a ledge. Escape as for "Mary-Kate".