Timing
Here are our times for doing the route, from a bivy at the
upper end of Chasm Lake:
- Hike into the bivy (approx. 3 hours w/50 lb. pack)
- Bivy cave to base of N. Chimney (30 min)
- North Chimney to base of D1 pillar with some belaying (60
min)
Our times for the climb (these were a little on the slow side;
we spent 30 min waiting for another party on the top of D1 pillar,
and over an hour and a half waiting on Yellow Wall bivy ledge
for 2 parties to do the 5.10 crack; then again, most parties probably
end up waiting as well):
- Leave bivy 5:00
- Base of N. Chimney 6:00
- Base of D1 pillar 7:00
- Top of D1 pillar 8:00
- Yellow Wall bivy ledge (11:45)
- Leave Yellow Wall bivy ledge (1:30)
- Top out on Kiener's (3:30)
- Summit (4:00)
- Start down (4:15)
- Arrive at bivy (7:30)
Here are the times Ron Olsen reported
from when he climbed the route (Ron Olsen trip report):
- Get up: 12:15am
- Leave Boulder: 1:05am
- Start hiking: 2:15am
- Chasm Lake Shelter: 4:00am
- Base of North Chimney: 5:30am (3 hrs 15 min to North Chimney)
- Start up Chimney: 5:45am (first light; sunrise 6:15am)
- Broadway - D1 pillar: 6:30am (45 min up chimney)
- Start climb: 6:45am
- Yellow Wall Bivy Ledge: 12:05pm (5 hrs 20 min with ~20 min
waiting)
- Start crux pitch: 12:20pm
- Finish lead of crux: 1:05pm
- Onto Kieners: 2:55pm (8 hrs 10 min on climb)
- Start up Kieners: 3:10pm
- Summit: 3:30pm
- Start down from summit: 3:45pm
- At Cable rappel: 4:15pm
- Finish rappel/downclimb: 4:40pm
- Start down trail: 5:00pm
- Back at trailhead: 8:35pm
- Back home: 10:00pm