High over Canyonlands, wishing I hadn't worn the brain bucket as it nearly knocked me off of the mantle below the summit of the South Face of South Sixshooter.

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High over Canyonlands, wishing I hadn't worn the brain bucket as it nearly knocked me off of the mantle below the summit of the South Face of South Sixshooter.

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Michael Trostrud pulling the crux 5.6d move with North Sixshooter in the background.

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Vince MacMillan

Apr 18, 2006

“High over Canyonlands, wishing I hadn't worn the brain bucket as it nearly knocked me off of the mantle below the summit of the South Face of South Sixshooter. ”

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Great way to end the day.

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High over Canyonlands, wishing I hadn't worn the brain bucket as it nearly knocked me off of the mantle below the summit of the South Face of South Sixshooter.

Michael Trostrud pulling the crux 5.6d move with North Sixshooter in the background.

Getting ready to descend after a cold (planned!) night near the summit. Photo by Matt Cecil.

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View of North Six Shooter from South Six Shooter 2007

Variation to the first pitch on the South Face of the South Sixshooter. We climbed the this line to the approx. 150 feet right of the traditional start because of crowds. It's a more direct line to the east summit. We took the crack on the right in this photo and it was pretty easy, maybe 5.6-5.7(?). The crack on the left had been climbed before and looked really good. Just thought people might like to know that there are some other options.

Summit!

North Six Shooter in the distance

Cory and Ali on the summit of South Six Shooter

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Le Map

Le Google Earth view from Le East.

The left-arching crack to Jason's left is 5.10b. Other variations exist to his right (5.9).

Sara and her dead pet cow on the way in to south sixshooter.

Sara and sixshooters.

Looking down on the mantle from the top.

Pink point

End of pitch one looking out towards the North Six Shooter.

Steph surmounting the higher East Summit. This mantle was pretty easy and well protected.

South Six Shooter. Directly below the apparent high point in the photo is a smooth face split by a left-angling crack. This variation goes at approx. 5.10a/b and a second pitch will take you straightforwardly to the summit. Standard route is to the left in the shadows. Other variations exist to the right.

Left summit block. Have to make a committing mantle. Notice the bolt above the committing mantle. Too bad you cannot clip it before executing the mantle move....

3rd pitch, and welcome bolt near the top

Getting ready to rap

Meaghan approaches the infamous mantle.

Avi, Ed, and me (l-r), just down from the two summits of South Six Shooter. North Six in the background.

Standing on top of SSS

Deb tops out on her 1st desert spire.

Starting the First Pitch, look for the petroglyphs!

Double knee technique for mantle move

The Load Out.

Best camping in IC halfway up P2!

Rap anchor on top of the Right summit block.

K Dog finishing the second pitch of the South Face of South Sixshooter.

Jeff Crow relaxes on the summit of South Six Shooter. Photo: Mike Morley

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