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Karl Baba

Novice climber

yosemite

Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 29, 2002 - 12:28am PT

Dan Dingle (who did Crest Jewel's first ascent with Mike Lucero) and Steve Swann just put up a Direct Start to Crest Jewel on June 27,2002. Mark Albosta and I did the second ascent a couple weeks later. Five new pitches 5.8, 10a,10d,5.9 and 10a

You can see a topo and route beta at
http://member.newsguy.com/~climbing/CrestJewelDirectbeta_Topo.html

You can read our trip report and see pictures at
http://member.newsguy.com/~climbing/Crest_Jewel_Direct.html

It's a fun route with good pro (for a slab)

Have fun

karl

Novice climber

Aug 1, 2002 - 10:22am PT

cool
thanks

Karl Baba

Novice climber

Yosemite

Topic Author's Reply - Aug 3, 2002 - 01:42am PT

To give credit where credit is due, I got this note from Dan Dingle, the first Ascensionist:

'If you mention Mike and I as having done Crest Jewel,
would you also mention Tom Beck. Although he wasn't
on the final ascent, he helped tremendously in
supporting Mike and I in our work and did a lot of the
drilling."

Novice climber

Aug 3, 2002 - 03:55pm PT

What about Steve? He did most of the bolting on the direct.

Karl Baba

Novice climber

Yosemite

Topic Author's Reply - Aug 3, 2002 - 07:33pm PT

I mentioned Steve in the notice and in Trip report. I haven't talked to him but Dan said he was not only a fine drill master but flashed the crux pitch while Dan had a slip on it.

My follow up post was regarding mention of the first ascent of Crest Jewel which Steve wasn't there for.

Peace

Karl