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| Soloist nearing the Tyrolean notch on Sun Ribbon Arete. |
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| Soloist catching up to our elevation on Sun Ribbon Arete. 3rd Lake is behind. |
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| Soloist just past the First Tower on Sun Ribbon Arete. |
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| Chris finishing the 5.7 traverse of the First Tower. |
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| Chris following on the 5.7 traverse of the First Tower. |
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| Downclimbing into the exposed notch. Watch the loose blocks! |
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| Looking back at Chris near the end of the exposed 5.7 traverse around the First Tower. From here things stay pretty exposed for the rest of the route. |
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| The exposed 5.7 traverse around the First Tower. Ibrium Tower is next! |
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| Ibrium Tower seen from just before our first belay at the exposed 5.7 traverse around the First Tower. |
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| Nearing the First Tower (left) on the simul-climb. Ibrium Tower looms above. |
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| Temple Crag Aretes from the ledges. Climbers often get lost here. Take a close look at the routes from a distance before you get here! Or reference this photo. |
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| 30 min exposure of Temple Crag. The coloration of the sky is from the streaking of the Milky Way |
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| Temple Crag from our bivy above 2nd Lake |
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| The 3 classic arete climbs on Temple Crag. Dark Star, which ascends the large buttress on the right, is in a league of its own. |
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| Mt. Gayley and Mt. Sill, from the summit of Temple Crag. |
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| The other party finishing up Venusian Blind. |
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| Justin on final pitch (15) |
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| Pitch 14 (my lead) |
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| The party next door on Venusian Blind. |
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| Sun Ribbon Arete, from Moon Goddess |
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| Start of pitch 12, Justin's lead. Note clipped piton. |
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| View down-canyon |
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| Just below the traverse around to the right of Ibrium Tower |
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| Ibrium Tower, from First Tower |
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| Looking back at First Tower from base of Ibrium Tower. |
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