Does anyone have recent beta on spire direct the Reid guide still calls for some pitons just wondering if this is still the case. plus any information on route quality

-- Terry (ayersts@aol.com), October 09, 2001

Answers

I've been collecting beta recently as well. It goes as C2 or C2+ with a couple of scary parts. Chris Mac said "you might want a hammer and 1/2 dozen pins or else it'll be a bit run out on bad gear" but we're planning on going clean.

Belays might be on old / manky bolts, we're taking a hand drill to clean them up if that's the case.

..josh

-- Josh Beck (josh@mp3.com), October 10, 2001.