James halfway up. Free solo.

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James halfway up. Free solo.

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You can quickly scramble straight up to the start from the road. The start is in the dihedral, just below an obvious roof, right next to a little tree.

Past halfway up the first pitch, the route continues another 10m following the crack up and slightly to the right.

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Great topo of the route. Shows the entire army route read articles for belay stands and anchors

You can quickly scramble straight up to the start from the road. The start is in the dihedral, just below an obvious roof, right next to a little tree.

James halfway up. Free solo.

Past halfway up the first pitch, the route continues another 10m following the crack up and slightly to the right.

The current condition of the P1 anchors.

Beta line for the downclimb.

James Scott free solos the Army Route/Pinnical. He's up there.

Army Route's 3 pitches.

From the north, looking south down at the road, Graduation Boulder, Post-Graduation Boulder, and the Pinnacle.

My brother cruising up the first pitch of Army Route.

My sister's first multi-pitch and second climb ever! She's diggin' it!

The first pitch anchors.

A look at P1 from below.

Leading the 3rd (final) pitch. It's actually way more solid than it looks.<br>
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Photo by Lee Rittenmeyer.

Following the first pitch.

First pitch of The Army Route

P2 belay during the eclipse.

I've seen worse. I think this may have been the start of P3? I think we may have been off route at this point. Not sure.

Butt shot on The Army Route (I think). :-)

Pitch one on lead.

Looking down the route from the top.

Memorial for fallen climber at the base of the Army Route (a few years back)

Jubal Smith on the Army Route.

Tim on P2 ledge

Lee Rittenmeyer finishing up the first pitch.

Shot from the airy 2nd pitch belay station (if you do this in 3 pitches). Ken's showing the fun that can be had on a 5.3 (by far the easiest pitch of the climb) with some exposure (relative).

Lou starting pitch two from the roomy belay ledge. The choss on this pitch would later make him rather unhappy.

Peter Mead on the summit pitch of the Army Route

Nancy topping out the first pitch.

Peter Mead partway up the Army Route.

The right angle and framing can make the descent look way scarier than it is ;-)