Scramble up the first pitch of Direct NE. At a stance just before this pitch steepens find the line of bolts up the wall. The route follows 12 bolts up fun, sustained wall climbing. After clipping the 12th bolt, head up and slightly left pulling the lip (arete) to anchor.  Rap/lower from here. With a 60 meter rope rappel down and left to second NE shoulder rap station and continue down these rappels.

Rolling Donkey

The Revolutionists.

Direct Northeast

Scramble up the first pitch of Direct NE and find a stance directly below the final rappel anchors for the NE Shoulder rappels. Climb up to stance at rappel anchor. Step left around bulge and follow good and occasionally tricky gear to the base of the right facing dihedral and roof. Follow the dihedral to its end. Climb up and slightly left clipping the last one or two bolts of Rolling Donkey before turning the lip (arete) to anchor.  Rappel down left to second NE Shoulder rappel. An 80m rope will get you back to base of climb from the anchor.

The beautiful remote setting, mind blowing exposure, and fantastic climbing will make this a memorable adventure. The climbing consists of mostly hand and finger crack through several roofs with many edges for face/foot holds.  The Laramie Range guidebook mentions the route can be done in 2 pitches, however we did in 3 to avoid rope drag.

Pitch 1 (5.6)

Probably a couple of ways to start this, all of which are no harder than 5.6 and will lead to a low angle right facing corner that gradually becomes steeper. We stopped and belayed approximately 5-feet below the first roof.

Pitch 2 (5.9)

Crux pitch! Climb through the first roof (mostly hands with great feet). There is a pinched chock stone (that thing isn't coming out but it is thin) at the end of the roof that acts as a jug. Climb nice fingers to the next roof and pull through it. The next section only takes small (0.4 C4 and smaller and offsets are nice) gear and it takes a little thinking to place but it is there. This section is a little balancy and for me was the crux. Enter the overhanging chimney with a finger and hand crack in the back. A #5 Camalot was nice towards the top of the chimney. Do some awkward exposed moves and we belayed approximately 5-feet below the great roof.

Pitch 3 (5.8) The Great Roof

This thing looks like it will be 5.12 from the start of the climb but it is mostly hands and there are really good feet the whole way making most of the climbing 5.7 with a few 5.8 moves. The exposure is AWESOME here! Turning the roof isn't bad. Follow a 5.6 hand crack to the top of the formation.

Decent

There are 3 sets of rap anchors on the northeast side. They aren't super easy to find but they all consist of 2-bolts with a rap ring through each bolt and they are painted beige. You will basically be rappelling 30-feet to the left (as you face the climb) of the route.

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Routes in Northeast Shoulder