Jed leading the first pitch of Left Bunny Ear (5.9).
Photo by Josh Beckner
What kind of gear should repeat ascentionists bring? Rock formations aren’t so big in the Cirque that they require a haul bag/portaledge set up. We didn’t place any bolts, though we did place a few knifeblades. If you wanted to climb the metamorphic walls outside the Fox Jaw, I’d image you’d need balls/ovaries of steel, a bunch of bolts, and full-on aid climbing trickery.
Will be you be headed back there? I would go back; it was such a great trip. I’d love to do a ski trip in March — to help identify some objectives in the surrounding areas — then come back in the summer to climb. It was spectacular topping out a summit and being able to see all the peaks — most still un-climbed.
Natural Mystic (V 17 pitches, 5.10+) on Snaggletooth.