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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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Looking down route .. pitch 5 or 6 ? It was before we got to the First Tower. |
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Simulclimbing first pitches; Justin in the lead |
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Snowfield below Venusian Blind and Moon Goddess Arete |
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Justin checking out the log jam at the Third Lake outlet @ 5:45am. |
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Temple Crag, from near Second Lake |
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N Fork Big Pine trail |
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The route as seen from Second Lake. |
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Brad Goya on pitch 5 of the Temple Crag's Moon Goddess Arête. Pitches 3-6 are all the same: mostly 4th class with the occasional fifth 5.5 move. |
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