Monday, August 2, 2010

Darrington
Ginsu, II, 5.10b
Ginsu is reached via the Squire Creek Pass trail. Continue past the base of the North Buttress of Three O'Clock Rock for about ten minutes until the trail nears the edge of the trees. From here one can see the route on the right hand edge of the buttress which lies across the low-angled, slabby gully. Approach the route by crossing the slabs of the gully down low and then climb up through the scrubby cedars to the base of the rock.

The crux of Ginsu...climbing into and up the seam.



Moving from the seam to the crack on the second pitch.


The discontinuous cracks on the third pitch.


The final, easy crack on the last pitch.