Route Name: Ollie

Application Status: Approved

Application Cycle: 2022

Rock Formation: The Goose Eggs

Number of lead bolts to be placed: 8

Number of anchor bolts to be placed: 2

Route Difficulty:5.9

Route Diagrams:

Proposed Route:

This proposed route is 5.9 and one of the most obvious lines on the wall. It starts in the center of the S. face and follows amazing huecos straight up vertical rock. A short lower angle section is actually the crux of the climb where there are much smaller holds. At two-thirds height a bulge is encountered which leads up and left to the anchor.

Name Meaning:

The route name is sticking with the theme of the Gossie & Gertie series of children’s books. Ollie is another little gosling from the series and is also is my son’s name.

Existing Route Information

Existing Route Diagrams

A description of the approach (include approximate distance from the designated trail system, existing “social” or undesignated trails leading to the climb and condition of the trail, and state whether there is a durable surface, such as rock.

Approach from the Fern Canyon trail. There is a climber trail leading to the existing routes on the S. side of the Southern Goose Egg. Leave the Fern trail here, but keep right skirting in front of the rocks. Head North for two hundred yards, then turn left and head up broken slabs into a corridor beneath the Northern Goose Egg.

If different from the approach, a description of the descent, (include approximate distance from the designated trail system, existing “social” or undesignated trails, a description of the trail condition and whether there is a durable surface, such as rock. Include photographs of the descent.):

Descent from the climb is to lower back to the staging area and reverse the same trail as the approach.

A description of the area at the base of the climb (include existing levels of soil compaction, existence of a durable surface such as rock, and existing soil erosion. Include photographs of the area at the base of the climb.):

The staging area is comprised of flat stable soil and some rocks.

Has all reconnaissance work that can be reasonably done, short of placing any hardware, been done?

Base Area Photos

Has the route been top roped? Is there loose rock? Is it extremely overhanging?

he route has been top roped. The rock is clean and of very high quality. The wall is generally vertical.

Any additional notes:

Not provided