A Week In The Gothics - Selected Routes   OBJECTIVES The geology here is mainly quartz and granite. The rock is generally very solid and provides exceptional opportunities for climbing. Rockfall is minimal! There are literally hundreds of routes described in the area that vary from easy scrambles to snow & ice alpine routes to very difficult technical multi-pitch alpine rock routes. There is also potential for new routes. Some of the classic routes include: Adamant Mountain (3356m)             NW Ridge AD+ 5.5             E Ridge AD 5.4             W Ridge AD 5.0             NE Glacier PD+ Austerity Mountain (3351m)             NW Ridge PD 5.3             SE Ridge PD 4th The Gargoyle(3150m)             Spiral Route AD 5.0             South Face AD+ 5.7 Giraltar (2940m)             W Ridge AD+ 5.7             SE Buttress D+ 5.9             North Face D+ 5.9 Outpost Peak (2720m)    NW Couloir 3rd Class             Outpost Peak, NW Ridge Direct PD+ 5.7             Traverse Outpost to Quadrant AD 5.6 Quadrant Spire (2730m)             W Face PD+ 5.3 Mount Quadrant (2790m)             SW Ridge PD 5.7             W Face D 5.8+             SW Ridge PD 5.3             The Black Rib AD+ 5.7             Houdini Needles North or South Slope F 3rd Class          Pioneer Peak (3290m)             Upper NE Ridge AD 5.6             SE Ridge F 4th Class               NE Face AD+ 55’ 400m             E Peak of the Gothics, NW Ridge AD 5.5