the excellent second pitch and the Pitch of Despair.

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the excellent second pitch and the Pitch of Despair.

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the Pitch of Despair

topo for "Engagement", 5.10+, Serial Pillar, West Fork Wall of Oak Creek Canyon.<br>
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FA: D.Mabe with help from P.Rullman and C.Tatum, Spring 2011<br>
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FFA: D.Mabe and A.Dembik, May 28, 2011<br>
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Pitch summary:<br>
P1: 5.9-, 80' classic chimney<br>
P2: 5.10+, 110' hands, LB<br>
P3: 5.9, 110' all sizes<br>
P4: 5.10+, 80' face, fingers, hands<br>
P5: 5.9-, 60' hands, LB<br>
P6: 5.9+/10-, 80' wide chimney, corner<br>
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2 ropes or single 70m rope needed for rap

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May 31, 2011

“the excellent second pitch and the Pitch of Despair.”

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the Pitch of Despair

the excellent second pitch and the Pitch of Despair.

topo for "Engagement", 5.10+, Serial Pillar, West Fork Wall of Oak Creek Canyon.<br>
<br>
FA: D.Mabe with help from P.Rullman and C.Tatum, Spring 2011<br>
<br>
FFA: D.Mabe and A.Dembik, May 28, 2011<br>
<br>
Pitch summary:<br>
P1: 5.9-, 80' classic chimney<br>
P2: 5.10+, 110' hands, LB<br>
P3: 5.9, 110' all sizes<br>
P4: 5.10+, 80' face, fingers, hands<br>
P5: 5.9-, 60' hands, LB<br>
P6: 5.9+/10-, 80' wide chimney, corner<br>
<br>
2 ropes or single 70m rope needed for rap

Phil finishing the second pitch V-slot<br>
March 2011

Jacky exiting the P6 window

exiting the Window of Pitch 6, FFA "Engagement". <br>

Jacky nearing top of the excellent P2

wider view of the window feature on P6

approach sketch to new route: "Engagement", on the Serial Pillar, West Fork Wall, in relation to Into the Wild, and Grapes of Wrath.<br>
Rough directions:<br>
After the 3rd creek crossing on the Call of the Canyon trail, head west on a faint trail through the ferns. Find the weakness in the slickrock of the SECOND spur (small cairn), ascend the slickrock band, which leads to another faint trail that contours, crosses the draw, and switchbacks up the hill. It eventually contours the loose hillside level with the route and to its base.

Serial Pillar, West Fork Wall, Oak Creek Canyon, N.AZ. New Route, "The Engagement", engages chimney and crack systems on the right side of the series of pillars. Pitches 3-6 shown in photo. Finishes up the wide window pitch on the left side of the pillar. On top I proposed to my fiancee, Angela. FFA, 5/28/11

Detail of top of pitch 6 with approximate line of weakness, anchor location,and edge where you rap down the face

Chris on the first pitch flake, March 2011

my wife kickin' back on picnic ledge at the end of pitch 3, taking in the view of Call of the Canyon.

Angela finishing P1 on the FFA.

the Serial Pillar, featuring pitch 4 splitter crack of Engagement(center of photo), and peak of second half of the Pitch of Despair (pitch 3).

splitter P4

close up view of the short and sweet 5th pitch.

Pitch 1 and part of pitch 2

me on the pitch two roof<br>
May 2011

big exposure and relaxed climbing on the last pitch.

closer view of the Window Pitch and top of the leaning pillar.

Its haunted. There are corpses in the dry duff beyond that will reach up and drag you down into that huge crack. This is supposed to warn you off.

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