Belayer atop pitch 1; climber following pitch 1

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Belayer atop pitch 1; climber following pitch 1

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Fine Jade from the approach.

YARRRRR

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sibylle Hechtel

Mar 21, 2010

“Belayer atop pitch 1; climber following pitch 1”

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Scott set up this intermediate belay on the last pitch of Fine Jade because rope drag was going to be a pain in the butt. It was well worth it just for the position.

Pitch 1 OW

hanging at a belay

Ham or cheese? 5.7 traverse is fun. If you belay at the level of the traverse, a #4 Camalot is best for a safe belay before you traverse.

On the approach. Watercolor by Paul Alie

Taken 6/5/05

Duke, Liz, and CT approaching Fine Jade.

Zach on the first pitch.

Unknown climbers, March '08

starting the last pitch.

Eric on the bolted last pitch of Fine Jade.

November Sunset on Fine Jade

Rich approaching the crux finger crack bulge.

Duke leading the 5.11 variation for the last pitch.

Past the OW, P1.

3 climbers on Fine Jade...can you spot them?

Final Bolted Pitch

Some great exposure on pitch 3! Also note the bolt above the 0.5 placement, as it is arguably more bomber.

P1 Panoramic

Flip and Mike

Route Overlay for Fine Jade and Where Have All the Wild Things Gone.

View of the whole face.

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Out of this world aesthetics on the approach.

The P2 crux finger crack, as seen on rappel. The end of P1 is the small, tan ledge to the RHS of the crack.

Climbers on Fine Jade 11a. Taken from top of Castleton Tower.

Fine Jade from the approach.

Belayer atop pitch 1; climber following pitch 1

YARRRRR

Bolted finish.

Bobby on 3rd pitch of Fine Jade

Stunning view on our approach to Fine Jade 4/29/2021. The climb lived up to the hype.

The classic approach shot of the mega-classic climb. This thing is worth the hype.

Just past the steep crux on pitch 1

The last pitch...sweet.

Erik Warmenhoven just before breaking a hold at the 3rd belay. Could have clipped the bolt to avoid the swing...

You better hope these guys flying the lawn mower engine machines aren't above your head while you're climbing. They are extremely annoying.

Getting past the OW

Top of the tower. Very windy day, lost the green rope on the repel...

Eric and Bart on Fine Jade as seen from the summit of the Rectory.

Rich on the first pitch of Fine Jade. This section is steeper than it looks.

approach

Looking up route from the base

Getting to the OW part on pitch 1

Rich on Fine Jade. This is the short section of loose climbing before the summit headwall.

The steep OW part on pitch 1

David pauses to scope out the upcoming crux on pitch 2.

Route Photo with Text

Route follows Crack up South Face

Pitch 1

David nears the top of the first pitch.

Belay off left ~80ft-up on P1 to be in position for this ridiculous hero shot.

The third pitch. Easier climbing but marginal rock and protection keep it exciting.

A climber plugging and chugging up the first pitch of Fine Jade when I was on my way back down!

Unknown climbers on Fine Jade, 11/26/2016

Finishing up the last pitch (bolted variation)

View of Castleton Tower from top of pitch 2 of Fine Jade

The Rectory from Castleton Tower

Pleasant crack climbing above th OW on Pitch 1