Start of the West Face Route.

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Start of the West Face Route.

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Lori Graf on West Face Route.<br>
Photo by Todd Gordon.

view of pitch 2

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“Start of the West Face Route.”

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Cyndie Bransford on Three Gossips.<br>
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George Armstrong on West Face.<br>
Photo by Todd Gordon.

First pitch

Paul Ross on The Gossip . 1995

Lori Graf on West Face Route.<br>
Photo by Todd Gordon.

Start of the West Face Route.

view of pitch 2

Climbing into the pitch 3 chimney.

hard pull onto the 1st belay ledge.

Gossip is wrong...

Looking up Pitch 2 from the 1st belay

The fab J-sexy doing the short initial wrap off the summit

Allen Ottman thinking the climb wasn't enough of a rush. We linked the West face with The Penguins and The Pickle and a twelve pack of PBR that day. Good day in the desert.

Look at em' all huddled round, gossiping about us...

JUMP! Photo by Pete K.

Bill Kiah coming up the final chimney.

in the squeeze finishing off pitch 2

great views from the top

The beautiful 1st Pitch.

Me on the top after leading the summit chimney.

Summit Cap of the North Gossip.

Small but good holds for exiting the chimney.

Looking down the summit chimney.

Pitch one of the West Face route.

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