All smiles on the first pitch.

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All smiles on the first pitch.

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Looking down the steep and dreamy 2nd pitch

Steph following pitch 3 of Bear's Reach

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Jay Eggleston

Aug 5, 2009

“All smiles on the first pitch.”

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Finishing the first pitch. Note the anchor up high in the crack, rather than the flake.

Bear's Reach.

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The whole shebang.

Reaching on Bear's Reach.

Shot upwards from the P1 anchor. Don't be put off by comments that say the belays/gear are trash - they're not. This guy takes two beautiful #1 camalots and a #3 all behind solid rock, just above the large hollow flake.

Jim Bridwell on "Bear's Reach".<br>
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The runout section on the first pitch...

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Unknown climbers on Bear's Reach on July 5, 2015. If you recognize yourself in the photo, I'm glad you found it! EDIT ON 05-22-21: Looking at this photo again I'm quite certain it is The Line 5.9.

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Unknown climbers on Bear's Reach on August 13, 2012. If you recognize yourself, I have a few more action photos of you lead climbing.

Charleen on "Bear's Reach", first pitch.<br>
Photo by Bill Serniuk.

Gordon & JJ at the belay on top of the first pitch

1st Pitch! Great climb!

Watching the sunset on the "bushy" ledge.

Top of pitch #1

At the top of bears reach. One of the more hilarious anchor setups I have seen in my years of climbing.

heading up the first pitch

Brett making his way up the flake section on the first pitch of Bear's reach

Jason just after the "Bear's Reach" move and heading up the stellar second pitch of the Bear's reach

Anne starting up the 2nd pitch

The 2nd pitch of Bear's reach

just below the bear's reach move

Looking down the steep and dreamy 2nd pitch

All smiles on the first pitch.

Steph following pitch 3 of Bear's Reach

Second pitch above the "reach".

Second pitch of Bear's reach, nearing "The Bushy Ledge"

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