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Climber finishing the traverse pitch of the Conn Diagonal.
ID 10200017 ·
Conn Diagonal. Descent Option 2
Very near the end of pitch one, the flake temporarily merges into the wall leaving a fairly large gap that must be crossed. Angela and I both had the same thoughts when we encountered this gap: "Herb and Jan, you're fricken' crazy!!!" I thought this to be the highlight of pitch one!
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Anonymous Coward
Jul 26, 2002
“Climber finishing the traverse pitch of the Conn Diagonal.”  

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rgold
Poughkeepsie, NY
rgold   Poughkeepsie, NY
It might be worth noting that the climber in the picture has traversed past the start of the the third-pitch chimney, and is at or near the top pitch of the West Buttress route. Jul 6, 2008

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Very near the end of pitch one, the flake temporarily merges into the wall leaving a fairly large gap that must be crossed. Angela and I both had the same thoughts when we encountered this gap: "Herb and Jan, you're fricken' crazy!!!" I thought this to be the highlight of pitch one!
Stew of the HWDAMF topping out the last pitch of the Conn Diagonal. Memorial Day weekend 2012.
Climbers on first pitch of Conn Diagonal as seen from the top of Old Peoples Dome.
My buddy Art showing how it feels to have gone through the first pitch
Angela Arp stepping past the Kidney Stone on pitch two.
Angela Arp pauses to find some crystals for her feet halfway up pitch one.
INCREDIBLE exposure...
The last one up on the Conn Diagonal, notice that I get to haul the gear.
another view
Pitch 1 of the diagonal
Climber on the left is at the first belay station. The second pitch goes to the large left facing dihedral. The 3rd pitch picks one of the 2 visible chimneys.
Will Becker heading up the first pitch of the Conn Diagonal. The route looks much more inviting from the base than it does from across the way on Old People's Dome!