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Dark Star Ridge Traverse. |
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Just Before The 200' Ridge Traverse. |
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Zach on the 200' exposed ridge Traverse. |
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5.8 Crack pitch 7 Dark Star. |
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Belay 6 Dark Star. |
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The top of pitch 5 just after the Chimney. |
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Pitch 3 Dark Star. |
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Pitch 3 Dark Star. |
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Pitch 2 Dark Star |
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Pitch 2 Dark Star. |
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Zach at the top of the first technical pitch on Dark Star. |
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Pumping water from the Third Lake. |
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Temple Crag as seen from the first lake. |
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You can see most the route it ascends the sky line right to left. |
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Zach approaching Temple Crag. |
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The Dark Star buttress in the setting sun. We made it back down off the talus of the decent before dark! |
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Victorious on top! |
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What a GLORIOUS feature! |
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The ridge above the second tower, looking down to Third Lake. |
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Halfway up and PSYCHED! |
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Robin leading the ridgeline between the first and second towers. |
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PSYCHED to be back on route! (Notice the bags of fear under my eyes...) |
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The climb consists of two skyscraper-like towers connected by long rigelines. This is the base of the first tower, near the start of the climb. (Which we did NOT correctly locate!!!) |
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The peak looks BEAUTIFUL! Dark star runs up the big ol' buttress in the middle. A truly beautiful line. |
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We are in good spirits... |
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