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Composite photo showing bottom half of the route. Notice the white speck that is a climber.
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Contemplating the very hard 1st pitch crux
Beckey would smile if he knew his original gear was still being used!
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Jeffrey Gagliano
Sep 22, 2011
“Composite photo showing bottom half of the route. Notice the white speck that is a climber.”  

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Composite photo showing bottom half of the route. Notice the white speck that is a climber.
Beckey would smile if he knew his original gear was still being used!
topo of Direct Beckey by Reid Dowdle, with some edits
After leaving the Beckey Tree, climb until you see this corner. Belay at the base, then follow this topo to the top!
Elephant's Perch - SW Face, Right<br> <br> 14. The Thorn Bush 5.9 A3 <br> 13. Slipstream 5.10 A3 <br> 12. Hook & Ladder 5.9 A3 <br> 11. Direct Beckey 5.11a ** <br> 10. Original Beckey 5.11+, stemming pitch from Fine Line to Direct Beckey <br> 9. The Fine Line 5.11a *** <br> 9a. Fine Line Var. 5.8 A3 <br> 8. Lost Horizons 5.10 A2+ <br> 7. The Seagull 5.10 A3 <br> 6. King's Highway 5.9 A3
Starting up the 3rd pitch
Looking up at the "death blocks". These blocks are more solid than they look, but still be careful climbing past them.
Looking down P3, 10b. A short but fun pitch!
We took the finger crack directly up and right from the Beckey tree. From here we followed nice cracks up and right until we came to a big ledge. We did simul climb a little bit on this as well. This put us below a big headwall where we climbed up and right from there. Seemed to be a great easy way to go for a top out.
Pitch 7: The final pitch of the unrelenting first half of this astounding climb.
Spectacular climbing just below the 'Becky Bolts'.
Finger crack and off-width pitch just below the Becky tree.