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