Red Diamond Ridge
East Red to Red
Date: 9/9/2023
Partner: Brandon Chalk
Trailhead: Buffalo Mountain
Distance: 12.4m
Elevation Gain: 4800ft
Duration: 10hrs
Summits: East Red & Red
Difficlutly: 5.6
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An incredible day of route finding, scrambling and a few pitches of roped climbing on solid rock. What a day!
Close to the end of the traverse I lost my phone and pictures from the day. Thankfully Brandon captured some great images.
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12.4m - 4800ft - 10hrs - Grade 5.6
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Looking south to Buffalo's incredible north face. How many ski lines do you see?
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Up the ridge to East Red's summit
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Almost to East Red
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Stoked to start the Red Diamond Traverse from East Red to Red
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So much quality scrambling on this route
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The first of three pitches along the route that we roped for
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The second pitch we roped for was this down climb. There was a piton mid way down
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Brandon soloed this pitch and dropped a rope to me
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The short but stout traverse behind us... what a day!
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We descended Red's south ridge and picked up the trail back to the Buffalo TH
