Awesome climb.

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Awesome climb.

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CA climbing: smoke, stoke and belay burritos

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trying hard

Aug 23, 2010

“Awesome climb.”

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First pitch of Surrealistic Pillar.

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With stunning views taken in on many of the leap climbs, there is not much else to do but keep smiling all day!

Joe L. coming up the wide crack section. <br>
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If you have a 5" shoulder, you can do it this way. <br>
...The rest of us can't. :-| <br>
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July 2009

"Surrealistic Pillar". 1970s.<br>
Photo by Blitzo.

View of surrealistic pillar

Climbing surrealistic pillar on a very cold late October morning.

Surrealistic Pillar direct on the left 5.10B and Surrealistic Pillar on the right 5.7

Kat on Surrealistic Pillar

Awesome climb.

CA climbing: smoke, stoke and belay burritos

Crack to face.

BroccoliRabe moving through Time and Space on Surrealistic Pillar.

leading the 1st pitch

Unknown climbers on Surrealistic pillar

If you skip the bolts (which I recommend) this is the first anchor. The horizontal crack is perfect for plenty of #2 C4's (2 inches). A #4 (3.5 inches) protects well around the left but a #5 (4 to 4.5 inches) may have been better.

pitch 1!

Photo by A C Jesse

Can you find all 7 people in this photo? 1 leader on the second pitch and 6 (!!!) people waiting at various belays on the first pitch. Taken from the empty first pitch of the groove after being 2 of the only 4 climbers on an empty and shady east wall.

The view from the top of Surrealistic Pillar. Icing on the cake!