Vie in Maine

2 bolt anchor with rap rings.

1. Go up a dirty gully to better climbing. Build an anchor on the slabby ledge just above the chimney.

2. Climb the slabby dihedral. Build a natural anchor and belay at the ledge above.

3. Climb the vertical crack. Tend left at the top and belay at the chains/abseil anchor.

Two straightforward rappels to the ground. A 60m rope will suffice.

1st pitch climbs thin fingers to wide hands. Ends at large ledge with dead looking tree at same level as anchor for Old Town. 2nd pitch climbs awkwardly sized chimney to finger/hand sized crack to ledge. Belay from here, then traverse up & left to anchor for Return to Forever for descent. Make 2 raps to ground.

1. Start at van sized boulder to left of Galeface & Maniacal Depression. Climb easy broken left angling ramp. Clip a pin, step down, traverse right for 4 feet, then continue up to a large tree ledge. Build anchor at the far right end of the ledge.

2. Second pitch (30') follows a wide chimney with ample #1-#3 placements. Step right at the end of the chimney, supplementing 2 in situ pins with 1 or 2 pieces for the belay anchor.

There are two options to rappel:

• Walk right along really wide ledge to 2 bolt anchor with rap rings. Rappel can be done in 1 rap with a 70m rope, or in 2 (using anchor for 1st pitch of Maniacal Depression).

• Scramble left to the chains for 'Story of O'.

Start as for Trotsky. Head up & left after triangular hole @ 15 feet, avoid using right facing flake next to short left facing corner. Using this flake & corner makes the climb considerably easier (it's the crux of Trotsky). Pull over slightly overhanging juggy flakes to a no-hands rest just below the slab crux. Follow shallow corner to crack to large ledge. Build belay in horizontal crack at back of ledge OR place a directional, traverse right along ledge and finish up 6 foot tall wide crack to ledge. Build anchor in vertical crack.

Likely FA

off-width corner

From 1st pitch belay for Gunklandia, climb up and right to finger sized crack that splits the vertical wall to the right of the 2nd pitch of Gunklandia. Belay from ledge, follow descent directions for Gunklandia.

5 pins, with hand to finger sized pieces to protect upper 20 feet. 2 bolt anchor with rap rings.

From 1st pitch belay for Gunklandia, climb straight up, aiming for 15' tall right facing corner with hand crack (crux). Climb big undercling flake to large wedged block at start of short left facing corner. Climb carefully past this block (it shifts on occasion), to belay ledge. Make 2 raps to ground.