Gabriel and the Pearly Gates Route Grade Votings
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A fine combination of two old routes gives a near-classic. USER COMMENTS
Only high in the grade and worth ** if Pearly Gates is done. Gabriel is middle of grade and only *.
Heady!
the finishing moves of Pearly Gates are hard. A VS leader will certainly find the route to be solid at the given grade.
On revisiting Pearly Gates it definately seemed HVS 5a.
Pearly gates makes the grade, the combination gives the stars
Gabriel mild for the grade, more like 4b with great gear except for the very top.
How come nobody has mentioned that The Pearly Gates is on the verge of falling down? Enjoy it while you can though, good steep 'bum in space' exposure and big (if temporary) holds.
Just did the 'Gabriel' part. Nice moves, getting progressively more thoughtful the higher you get.
Pearly Gates not a pleasant experience IMO. Great exposure for the grade but loose, shattered rock and rope drag made this a climb I was glad to get off.
good route. Gabriel usual stoney polish and a few nice moves. Pearly gates is a great route. Nice traverse to get you started and then some steep moves but with good holds. Not sure if the people who think it is falling down are slithy of route as if didn't seem loose to me.
Think I was off route on Pearly gates and it was very chossy and loose, with very poor gear. The 'bomber' nut (or so I thought) I got just before topping out, turned out on closer inspection to be behind a very large, but rather loose block. felt pretty stiff for the grade, but that's perhaps my fault for being off route!
Returning to Pearly Gates after a few years confirmed my impression that it was HVS! |