Skytop Vandals | E6/7c+ (approx) Trad climb at the Shawangunks

United States / New York / Ulster County

Quick Info

Grade E6 (approx) / 7c+
Type Trad climb
Crag Shawangunks
Country United States 🇺🇸
Rock type Quartzite
History
First ascent Lynn Hill (1983)
Recorded repeats 2

Quick Info

Grade E6 (approx) / 7c+
Type Trad climb
Crag Shawangunks
Country United States 🇺🇸
Rock type Quartzite
History
First ascent Lynn Hill (1983)
Recorded repeats 2
Also known as Vandals.

5.13a

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Ascents

3 successful ascents recorded.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
First ascent. With Russ Clune.

A breakthrough in east coast US standards and a change in tactics from the then prevailing style: the route was worked rather than yo-yoed (lowering immediately to the ground after a fall but leaving the rope clipped through protection).

References

[1] https://written-in-stone.podbean.com/e/russ-clune-on-lynn-hill-the-gunks-and-vandals/

Second ascent.

References

[1] Hepp, T., Güllich, W. (1994). Wolfgang Güllich: Life in the Vertical : a Biography. Germany: Boulder Edition.