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90m, 2 pitches. 1. Start 5m down and left of the initial chimney of NW Face Route. Take a leftward trending line up the initial awkward slab before heading up through the steep blocky wall that is often iced. With marginal gear, pull through the difficulties taking the left exit onto the thin slab above to ice screw belay. 40m.

2.Continue up the ice slab to join the top out of NW Face Route on the right. 50m

Jan Gurba, Willis Morris. 01/Mar/2023.

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