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"Bouldering" near the base of the Eastern Reef Slabs.

Ross and Potter new routing on the slabs.Don't worry about belays ...just take a firm stance.

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Allen Hill

Jun 22, 2011

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Lance, alone at last, establishing another face route in the San Rafael Swell. This is one of two new routes he established solo on the lead recently.

"Bouldering" near the base of the Eastern Reef Slabs.

Swell camping!

Ross and Potter new routing on the slabs.Don't worry about belays ...just take a firm stance.

The Reef looking south. December. Hard to imagine when we first came to this area in 2002 there were no climbs .... About seven Miles of Slabs and Canyon walls New Routers Paradise !

Geology of San Rafael Swell. image credit: Kelsey, Michael R. Hiking and Exploring Utah's San Rafael Swell. 3rd ed. Provo: Kelsey Publishing, 1999. 202. Print.

Lance topping out a new route he established ground up using a rope-solo belay system.

Desert toads in love. Two Finger Canyon

A panoramic picture of the San Rafael Reef from the Uneva Mine turnoff.

This might help you find your way around. It also shows how much rock there is to climb.

Sunrise view east of Three Finger Canyon

P.Ross on the slabs .. New photo by Jeff Baldwin

One of The Swells local residents. This guy was nice enough to buzz loudly to let us know we were invading his turf.

P.Ross and P.Moe on FA The Hollow Men 5.9. Three Fingers Canyon

Innominate" 500' 5.12 . climber . Lance Bateman

Sir Chris Bonington on 4th Pitch (5.6) "1000' of Fun"

Camp at Two Finger Canyon

A) Two Finger Canyon. B) Three Finger Canyon

Looking towards K-Crag area and to the South

Sunrise looking towards the La Sal Mountains

A) End Game.5.7 B)Peuterey Ridge.5.7.C)Its Only Rock and Roll.5.9 D)One Finger Canyon.This is the southern end on The Reef. Photo taken from the Hanksville Road entrance.

December

The Road to the Sandstone Alps.

On our way to "Death by Chocolate"

A part of The Eastern Reef . San Rafael Swell. South.Utah

Great adventure in the Sandstone Alps.

Climber rapping off after FA of The Innominate. 5.12a..Quite steep for slabs!

. The Innominate. 5.12 .Little Spotted Wolf Canyon.

Lance Bateman .Paul Ross on Heliotropism 5.12.

Two Fingers Canyon at dawn

Camp at Two Finger Canyon

Looking towards Crags F and G area

nice camping

Looking towards Crags L,M and N .Three Fingers Canyon on the far left

Poto taken from the Hanksville Road entrance.A) End Game 5.7 B)Peuterey Ridge.5.7 C)Its Only Rock and Roll 5.9. D) One Finger Canyon.E) Two Finger Canyon

Looking North