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| first tower on Moon Goddess Arete |
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| first light on Temple |
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| Nathan nearing the top of P3 (Wilson Overhang); climbs like Eldo! |
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| Cameron about to top out on the SE Buttress of Cathedral Peak |
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| the enticing E Arete of Bear Creek Spire |
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| Temple Crag from the shore of 2nd Lake. Sky color was from feint star streaks & the streaking Milky Way Galaxy. The light on 2nd Lake was from the headlamps of the climbers descending above 3rd Lake. |
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| Peter topping out on Moon Goddess Arete. Venusian Blind Arete tops out on the next bump camera right. |
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| Looking at the central & southern Palisades from the summit. From left to right on the skyline you have The Thumb, Ed Lane Pk, Split Mtn, Middle Palisade, Norman Clyde Pk, & Mt Williams. |
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| Looking W from the summit towards the Palisades. |
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| The final exposed ridge to the summit of Temple Crag. |
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| Looking down Venusian Blind Arete from the top of the route. |
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| Strange rock on the final pitch of VBA. A nice quartz sidewalk in the sky! |
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| Fun pro strategies on P13 - reducing rope drag & protecting the follower on the many ups & downs, twists & turns, & snagging blocks. |
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| An exposed 4' step across. Stretch! |
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| Natural rope bucket at the belay between P12 & P13, which for us was atop a nice & flat gendarme. I belayed from a standing stance for Chris, and she sat down and draped her legs off as she belayed me out. A nice perch! |
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| Thomas & Jon on the final pitches of VBA. |
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| Upper section of Venusian Blind Arete seen from Moon Goddess Arete the day prior. Lots of up & down! |
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| Upper section of Venusian Blind Arete seen from Moon Goddess Arete the day prior. Lots of up & down! |
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| Looking down the linked P11 & P12 of VBA. Can you see Chris belaying? |
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| Weird aluminum piton at the 5.6 slab crux of P12 of VBA |
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| Thomas & Jon on P12 of VBA, another fun 5.6. |
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| Brian & Peter on the Ibrium Tower of MGA. |
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| Looking back on P11 of VBA |
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| Brian & Peter at notch between the First Tower & Ibrium tower on Moon Goddess Arete. |
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| Pitches 9 & 10 of Venusian Blind Arete. I thought the pointy rock to the left was the Diving Board, but it was pretty small. |
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