The Manitou 5.11+

How to make a long story short. Well the Manitou route was first attempted by Bill Noble and his crew back in the early 90’s ground up for over a decade, eventually pushing up to 5 pitches at 5.10 A1. We took over in 2019 fixing the entire wall and eventually over a couple years of effort cleaning and making the route free climbable. The route consists now 8 pitches following a continuous crack system from bottom to top. I could go on and on but I recommend this route being climbed after a long dry period. Thanks to Bill and his crew for the inspiration to finish this long standing project.

Pitch 1-2 5.8, Follow the ramp system. Bill has climbed these pitches in his ski boots in the winter.
Pitch 3 5.10-, Jam up the corner.
Pitch 4 5.11+ Chimney and layback up this fantastic flared corner.
Pitch 5 5.10-, Continue up the corner to a left trading undercling to the bushy ledge.
Pitch 6 5.11-, Climb the long corner with a exciting finish just below the anchor. Note that the beginning of this pitch has some suspect blocks under the overhang. You can climb left around the blocks using a bolt.
Pitch 7 5.11+ “C1 Beauty” Climb the amazing slanting seam.
Pitch 8 5.10- Follow the crack to the forest.

Route can be easily rappelled with 2x 60 meter ropes.

Single rack to #3 BD and doubles to #2 BD. Bring some small wires for the C1 Beauty pitch

The Manitou F.F.A. J.Green, B.Green, Max Saunderson Sept 2022