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Salbit - West Ridge

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 Dim Dringo 06 Feb 2013
Anyone done Salbit - westgrat?

Any hints and tips, is it worth rigging pitch 1 the night before.

Was planning on doing the south ridge earlier in the week and stashing some food and water at the top - worth it?

Cheers

Tim
 Solaris 06 Feb 2013
In reply to Dim Dringo:

I've done the Sth Ridge but not the West (which looks incredible!) and one thing that I'd be bearing in mind on the basis of that experience is that it's a short descent off the summit to a snow-field and running water a bit below that. In the dark, it might well be another matter: the route is marked but it's not always obvious. Overall, it's a pretty short descent from the summit to the hut.

However, if you were to be benighted on the summit, there are good bivi spots and obviously you'd be pleased you'd carried the extra weight up the S ridge.

The staff at the hut are amongst the friendliest and most helpful I've encountered.
Mike Lewis 06 Feb 2013
In reply to Dim Dringo:

It's definitely worth rigging the first pitch the night before. It's one of the hardest pitches, and toproping it pre-dawn means you can get an early start. We simul-climbed a lot of the rest of the first tower, which saved a bunch of time.

I don't think it's worth stashing anything on the top; the descent is pretty quick.

Have fun, it's quite a day...
 Heike 06 Feb 2013
In reply to Dim Dringo:
We didn't rigg it, just checked it out the night before so that we could climb the first two pitches in the dark. Don't think you need to stash any water. It's only a couple of hours back down to the hut. Just make sure you move swiftly along the easier sections and start early.IMHO it's best done once you have done a few other routes efficiently and are fit so that your climbing, handovers, abs etc are smooth. We did it as one of the last routes on a 3 week trip. Seemed to work well!
 adnix 08 Feb 2013
In reply to Heike:

We didn't rig it either. If you're smooth enough for the route the first pitch should not be much of a trouble. You can always pull a couple of pieces.

Some pics here for motivation
http://www.patagonia.fi/salbit/
http://www.climberland.net/salbit/salbit_en.htm

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