Here is the result of the trip:
Captions on top people.
Day 1 Valley Massif
Pitch 1 Ladder
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p 1 Ladder
mrs. museum p 1
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p 2 Ladder
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Jungle belay with all the recent rain...
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 Jungle Belay Credit: the museum |
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kcow, mrs.museum, and the museum on the super easy p 2
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 the museum, kcow and DK Credit: the museum |
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Heartbreak Hotel from Valley Massif
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 Heartbreak Hotel and across valley from Valley Massif Credit: the museum |
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Ladder p 2
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 Super fun easy p 2 Ladder Credit: the museum |
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the museum at top of p 2
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mrs. museum top of p 2
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 DK on at top of Ladder p 2 Credit: the museum |
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Big storms approaching - we exit Ladder..
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 Big storm approaching so we bailed right. Kelman says not to for no pro, but it's ok. Credit: the museum |
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 To the anchors Credit: the museum |
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Rappel - Nail to the right, an 11d just to the left..????
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 Nail to the right, an 11d(?) juss to the left..? Credit: the museum |
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Day 2 - trip to Hassler's Hatbox
Off-width left of Edward's, then all the way up the ramp to the top of p 2 Walt's Wall. Facilitating the approach.
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 Walt's Wall ramp to Haasler's Credit: the museum |
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Top of p 2 Walt's Wall.
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 Top of Walt's Wall p 2 Credit: the museum |
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mrs. museum top of p 2 Walt's Wall
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kcow p 3 Walt's
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 kcow pitch 3 Walt's Credit: the museum |
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mrs.museum and kcow atop Walt's Wall
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 kcow and DK atop Walt's Wall Credit: the museum |
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Lucille on the left, Hassler's Hatbox Chimney center.
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 Lucille left, Hassler's center Credit: the museum |
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Hassler's start
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mrs. museum Hassler's start
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 DK hassler's start Credit: the museum |
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mrs. museum on top rope Cat's, etc..
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 DK on top rope on Cat's etc Credit: the museum |
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kcow on Cat's etc..
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kcow
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 kcow Credit: the museum |
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Day 3 Holy Saturday
We awoke to foggy rainy cloudy cold condition. We headed down to Holy Saturday and waited for it to warm up and clear off..
T Bar p 1
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T Bar p 2
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Hideaway Chimney
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kcow on Hideaway
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 kcow in Hideaway start Credit: the museum |
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Rapping Hideaway
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Day 4 Tuesday, we were rained out. kcow left for Denver as she had obtained esteemed tickets to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival - finer party plans.. We went to town, etc..
Day 5 Crystal Freeway - Northeast Cutoff
We approached and mrs. museum acquired a charlie horse in the gluteous maximus - hence the ice/hail from the previous day proved useful.
the mrs. icing her ass in the.. ice.
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 DK icing her ass cuz of a bad charlie horse.. Yes the hail/ice was piled up. Notice the iced coffee for later. Credit: the museum |
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NE cutoff
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Long shot of the intermediate belay.
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Good rap at the far east end after p 2. 2 ropes as it's 38M to the intermediate anchor, and 65M to the base. You could rap 30 M to the east more, then downclimb a ways..
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 Rap at Eastern end.. 2 ropes required. 38 m to the intermediate anchor. you can aim east and scramble after one rap too. 30 m rap. Credit: the museum |
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mrs. museum on one of the two nice face climbs at the far east end..
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 DK on top rope on the face climbs at the far east end. Credit: the museum |
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Day 5 Rockies v Astros. Astros kick ass this day.
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Day 6 Blair. Pics substituted from a prior outing. Met a nice fellow and his 6 year old daughter and belayed him to the top of Le Petite Arbre.
Le Petite
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 DK on Le Petite p 1 Credit: the museum |
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We had to split so this is the end!
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 The end Credit: the museum |
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the museum
