Adam waits at the bottom of the climb for Sun-Ribbon Arete.

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Adam waits at the bottom of the climb for Sun-Ribbon Arete.

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View from high on Sun Ribbon Arete.

Summit of Temple at dusk. Whipping winds, bright stars, and the silhouette of the Palisades against the last burn of sunset made this particular top-out an unforgettable one.

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May 2, 2007

“Adam waits at the bottom of the climb for Sun-Ribbon Arete.”

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View from high on Sun Ribbon Arete.

Adam waits at the bottom of the climb for Sun-Ribbon Arete.

Summit of Temple at dusk. Whipping winds, bright stars, and the silhouette of the Palisades against the last burn of sunset made this particular top-out an unforgettable one.

Heave! for the Tyrolean. A flying octo-cluster is not a good sign for a clean snag of the granite spike. Photo 2 of 3.

Topo of Sun Ribbon Arete, showing a few of the common variations

Ready! Poised to huck for the granite spike that makes the Tyrolean work, Sun Ribbon Arete, Temple Crag. Photo 1 of 3.

Summit shot with Anouk. 20hrs C2C. Took 2.5hrs to P7 but the rest took longer than exp. Good day.

Scott Bushman on the classic Tyrolean traverse.

Looking up at the snow field below SRA. Decided to forego the ice and utilize the alternate start to the left

Tyrolean is optional but fun :-)

Tyson harnessing his inner-Stallone on the Tyrolean Traverse.

Another picture of this beautiful formation

If you look closely you can see a party on the Tyrolean in front of the lake.

Johnny high on the last bit of ridgeline before the top!

Miss! Try as we might with wrist finesse, this scene could not be morphed into a firm take on the spike. Two tries later we had it. Key: less slack between bundles and a soft touch. Total time from side A of Tyro, snagging horn, crossing, and retiring rope: 50 minutes. Photo 3 of 3.

Jake having way to much fun on crux pitch!

Sun Ribbon Arete, summer '08.

At the base of the route

Blocks for days. Photo by Ryan Montoya.

Dave on the knife-edge

Tyrolean traverse

Topo showing a few common variations

High on the route, typical terrain. Photo: Jeff Engel

SRA from Moon Goddess II

SRA from Moon Goddess I

SRA from Moon Goddess

My good friend keith high on SRA.

Sun Ribbon Arete

Having fun on Sun Ribbon Arete

Jon throwing down on Sunribbon!!!

Looking up the dihedral and crack system at the beginning of p.1. After ascending the snow gully at the base, climb up and right on 3rd class loose rock and then traverse right to get the start of p.1. We climbed the crack (5.7) on the right face of the dihedral.

Having fun on Sun Ribbon Arete

This is Temple Crag and the blue line is Sun Ribbon Arete. This route is an incredible climb in an incredible setting.

Start of the route

My good friend keith enjoying the begining pitches of SRA

My good friend keith on SRA