Enjoying a fine fall day high on the route

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Enjoying a fine fall day high on the route

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Pitch one of the behemoth

Beginning the last few pitches on the uppermost headwall.

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Stu Ritchie

Apr 5, 2012

“Enjoying a fine fall day high on the route”

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Flapper 1 of 5 on this climb. Bring your A-game, bring motivation, bring ibuprofen, and BRING TAPE!
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*Note that it can also come in handy if your old shoes randomly decide to rip in half with 12 pitches to go...

Summit photo with Rollin

Me topping out at the summit. Too stoked to get my shoes off.

Thomas Gappmayer at the belay on top of pitch 22. Success!

Tristan and Thomas on pitch 16, taken from the trail.

Thomas Gappmayer enjoying the belay before pitch 16.

The view from the top of pitch 1 to the top of pitch 2.

Cool view of pitches 3-8

View from the top

Tristan moving up to the rest before the hard crux of pitch 14. This was the high point on our FA attempt.

A view of Guy at the cave with another group headed up pitch 12.

Starting up pitch one.

Nice shade right before the 12th pitch

3AM top-out!

Totally bomber pro from one of my early forays onto Squaw Peak.

The "crux" pitch 14 linked into 15 (although I felt a couple other pitches were perhaps more technical than pitch 14).

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Eric E. on the 14th corner pitch- Sept 2015

Leading the 8th pitch of squawstruck

Me on pitch 6. Dec 2008.

A busy day on Squawstruck.

Tristan and Thomas on pitch 16, taken from the trail (with a bit more zoom than the last photo).

Christian Burrell coiling the rope on top of pitch 11. Sep 2010. Provo Peak (11,068') is in the background.

My favorite pitch in the first 8: Frosted Flakes. Just look at how white the limestone is! And it is very solid with great holds and a fantastic roof with a perfect jug for pulling.

The very sustained 5.10 pitch 12.

Just after the tough steep finger crack start to 13. One of the cruxes of the whole route is just above him.

Christian Burrell on pitch 4. Dec 2008.

Tristan after the leap of faith headed up pitch 2.

Pitches 3-8. Couple of parties are visible at the top of pitch 6.

Rachel linking pitch 14 (5.11-) and pitch 15 (5.10b) into a 110ft pitch. Sept 20, 2013

Pitch two. Fun blocky climbing to a corner which demands good footwork.

Start of pitch 3. This shows the walk between the top of two and the start of 3.

Bolt missing hanger on pitch 22.

Late night Summit 9/2015

Me on pitch 8. Dec 2008.

Me on pitch 1. Dec 2008.

Me on pitch 3. Dec 2008.

Pitch one of the behemoth

Enjoying a fine fall day high on the route

Beginning the last few pitches on the uppermost headwall.

Brennan sending the thin Pitch 19

Map of the descent trail.

Alexis Crellin after Pitch 14 roof.

Approach beta pic.

The cave/mine at the base of pitch 12 is a great place to have lunch in the shade.

Starting up the crux pitch

Thomas on pitch 2. September 2010.

Near the top - Pitch 22 of Squawstruck

Looking back across the leap of faith to Christian belaying from the pitch 1 tower.