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| Wes following 3rd pitch (10a) |
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| Gerwe following 1st pitch (full value 10b) |
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| Dark Star is laden with White Crystals |
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| Short 5.6ish section near the start of the approach pitches |
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| Dark Star, David Gerwe on the start of pitch 10. The belay he constructed is marked with a circle and the blue line is the roof on the next pitch (11). I thought this was 10b & I almost pitch off this one too! :) |
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| Dark Star Pitch 10 Begins here. The hand drawn topo showed features that we found here. The beginning is marked by a great belayers seat with backrest. (inside the circle) I thought this pitch was tricky 10a. :) |
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| Looking back at some towers atop the Middle Buttress of Dark Star. |
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| We skipped the first set of rappels and just downclimbed the section without any problem. However, we found it better to rappel the second set than downclimb. I tried to sketch out a topo for the rappels b/c it's a bit confusing. |
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| Lots of simul-climbing on the ridge!! |
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| Snack time for me at the top of the first headwall |
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| You can see Bobby in the actual chimney hear. It's true that it looks intimidating, but it opens way up inside and is quite easy. |
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| There are a few fixed pins at the top of the first couple pitches then they all disappear |
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| Some info on how to find the first pitch |
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| Bobby checking out the topo the evening before our climb |
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| Temple Crag Dark Star. |
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| rappel into contact pass. |
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| Summit Dark Star. |
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| Summit Temple Crag. |
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| Topping out Dark Star. |
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| 5th Class final section of dark star temple crag. |
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| Simul Climbing high on Dark Star. |
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| The Second Buttress Dark Star. |
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| Dark Star Ridge. |
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