Virgil Ash on the third pitch.

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Virgil Ash on the third pitch.

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Noah Stevens at the second belay

View from the Road. Changing of the Stripes goes along the right ridge to the summit on the left of Heart Rock

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Jason Stevens

May 6, 2009

“Virgil Ash on the third pitch.”

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Changing the Stripes from the road

leading the final pitch

Climbers at the top of pitch 2 on "Changing the Stripes"

Amazing view from the top!

Noah Stevens at the second belay

Virgil Ash on the third pitch.

View from the Road. Changing of the Stripes goes along the right ridge to the summit on the left of Heart Rock

Top of P3

Megan belaying pitch 1

Virgil Ash following on the first ascent of Changing the Stripes

A view of Heart Rock from Changing the Stripes.

Changing the Stripes, descending

Virgil Ash on the first ascent

Our rope coming down the Bayer line. Our 80m with both strands down barely reached the bottom on a single pitch. There are chains about 2/3 of the way down the route if you want to multipitch it.

Virgil Ash signing the summit register.

Changing the Stripes, pitch 1

Nicole rapping off Bayer with a 70m rope. No snagged ropes and a single rappel. Much better than rapping off Changing the Stripes

Megan rappelling from the summit

Inside the summit register

Maple Canyon

Super happy to reach the top of this great multi-pitch

Cobble with a big edge on pitch 1; Megan climbing

Finishing up Changing the Stripes!

rapping down pitch 1

view from the top

Changing the Stripes, pitch 1

Nicole following the last pitch. This is the last vertical section of the route. It's a 4th class scramble for about 50 ft to the top out after this

Kev topping out

Pic taken from the top of the 2nd pitch. Red line shows an approximate approach from up the road. Lots of bushwhacking and loose rock underfoot, wouldn't recommend. Try the trail from Heart Rock, then only a little bushwhacking (shown in blue)

Virgil Ash approaching the second belay station.

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