november!!! 4am that river ain't pleasant

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november!!! 4am that river ain't pleasant

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Doug reminiscing about Prodigal on our rest day ride.

lunch time

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Skyler Holman

May 25, 2012

“november!!! 4am that river ain't pleasant”

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Starting the final Aid Pitch. (Photo: Doug Davis)

You gotta love tricams... Last aid pitch placment between the bolt ladders....<br>
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The tricam is sticking half out of the pod. It took me 5 minutes to commit to it! I've done C3 in the arches which wasn't as bad as this placement!<br>
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I 3 foot reach stick would avoid it.

shot I stitched together from John's pics. John Asay Photography

Prodigal Sun Topo

Another shot of the infamous tricam placement. Despite appearances, this is a decent piece, particularly because the placements on either side are excellent.

Tristan hanging on a hook on P8. Sep 26, 2009.

A tourist took this shot of me from the Big Bend bus stop. Pitch 5, Prodigal Sun. Oct. 2011

nice fork

Improvised ledge on top of Pitch 5.

Dave Levy leading Pitch 6. Photo by Rocco Vartanian.

Would've been worth bringing the hook

Prodigal Sun topo by Dave Sessions

Pitch 5

Up high on the route with Brody

Dave Sessions on Prodigal Sun. (April 1999)

Moving up my fifth pitch (Arch Crack Pitch) on Prodigal Sun. October 2011

This is the loose crap you must face at the end of pitch 8!

"Prodigal Sun" as seen on the cover of Alpinist 11

4 pitches up, pondering my first wall experience

Watching the shuttle buses (and being watched by the shuttle buses) as they come and go... again and again... Prodigal Son, Zion, Oct 2008.

Shot I stitched together from John's pics. John Asay Photography<br>
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John and Dan

Moonlight Buttress from the bivi on Prodigal Sun. (APR 1999)

No hook needed starting the third pitch. Stand tall!

This is the bolt ladder off the deck, I believe. The roof isn't shown here, but if you choose to bivy under the roof, watch out for the ants=( Long story.

Tony Bubb searches for the right piece to fit in the arch pitch of Prodical Son (IV, C2) in Zion National Park. Photo by Mary Ann Dornfeld, 2004.

The view up-canyon from 1/2 way up 'Prodical Son (IV, C2)' in Zion National Park. Photo by Tony Bubb, 3/2004.

Looking up pitch 3

Looking up the last aid pitch

Looking up Pitch 5. The arch roof

Prodigal Sun. (APR 1999)

Angela Arp at the 6th belay.

Jugging lines on day 2 of Prodigal Sun

See the person in the parking lot?

Tri Cam(lobe) on pitch 8

Daniel Thrasher

All over the route but esp upper pitches require tri-cams! Trip Report: http://rjohnasay.blogspot.com/2012/11/zion-national-park-angles-landing.html

Jeff Crow approaches belay on Prodigal Son, October 2003

rivet section

Almost to the top of the last aid pitch

The view up-canyon from the upper half of the route. So many hikers! It's Hilarity ensues once they notice you.

Bolt Ladder

The 5.5 Gully after the last aid pitch. I hauled using the far end hauling system which made getting my bag and ledge up pretty casual.

A few good hook placements. Fun times on Prodigal Sun.

This is the ledge at the end of pitch 3. Sleep tight!

Look for this hole to make a hook placement after the first pin in the pin ladder at the top of P3.

Ben Kiessel Scoping out the red pavement above the crescent roof on pitch 3.

All over the route but esp upper pitches require tri-cams!

Daniel Thrasher

Tony Bubb leads on the upper pitches of Prodical Son (IV, C2) in Zion National Park. Photo by Mary Ann Dornfeld, 2004.

View of Moonlight Buttress from portaledge on Prodigal Son, October 2003

Top of PS. Photo: Doug Davis

Looking down the sandy, loose gulley from the top tree. I fixed this to carry my loads up.

All over the route but esp upper pitches require tri-cams! Trip Report: http://rjohnasay.blogspot.com/2012/11/zion-national-park-angles-landing.html

Doug reminiscing about Prodigal on our rest day ride.

november!!! 4am that river ain't pleasant

lunch time

BS topping out on Prodigal Sun

Starting P7

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