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Balconies as seen from top of Machete.
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JR on a birthday ascent of this classic route.
Lava & Shake
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John Knight
Dec 18, 2011
“Balconies as seen from top of Machete.”  

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Balconies as seen from top of Machete.
Lava & Shake
Brian Biega, Dennis Erik Strom and Erik Bratton(top to bottom) rebolting pitch 1 in January 2009. Photo courtesy of Clint Cummins.
Tim S. coming up toward the top of P1.
Note that the mid-point anchor on Lava Falls is located OUTSIDE and right of the "lava tube". My partner missed the anchor and kept going till he ran out of rope. THAT turned out to be a fun adventure.
Ladies and Gentlemen...Lava Falls.
Looking up at P2 from the P1 belay stance.1st bolt of P2 is clear in black streak.
Stemmin' up pitch 2.
Rapped off of two 70m ropes from the P1 anchor. This is looking up at the rap from the ground. One 70m rope would not have quite made it. Maybe 10-15 feet short of the ground with stretch.
A view up the route from the bottom of the first pitch. The first couple bolts are visible on the mid-left side of the dark water streak.
JR on a birthday ascent of this classic route.