High on Man's Best Friend

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High on Man's Best Friend

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Lower follower from top is possible with a 60M

Watch your rope at the first belay, tons of stuff to get it stuck on.

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Ryan Myers

Nov 10, 2012

“High on Man's Best Friend”

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This route is easy to find if you know where to look. This photo is taken from the parking area. The easily identified route "Fender Bender" is just out of the frame to the left. Approach by scrambling up the slab and dropping into the small gully beyond it.

Man's Best Friend

Approach to the climb. It is a downclimb there is no rappel needed to get there and it's easy to climb back out.

The rap anchors are not easy to find because they are a foot or so down into the gully. Sc is the approx. location of a 10 ft scramble back up onto the low-angle slab; but in climbing down it there is a well-hidden foothold.

Getting into position for the rap down into the gully for the start of the climb. It isn't straightforward !

Approaching the bolted belay station halfway up.

Pano of the area

Nice belay ledge

View of the rap anchor.

Looking down from the first belay.

Todd Smith rappelling pitch 2

BJ on the hang belay after pitch 1

The First Pitch

View from parking lot. A party on pitch 2.

First ever multi-pitch. Waiting at 1st bolt for party above. Can easily belay from this ledge, or the bottom of the gully.

First time on sandstone! I think I'm addicted!

Lower follower from top is possible with a 60M

High on Man's Best Friend

Watch your rope at the first belay, tons of stuff to get it stuck on.

Patrick Clark seconding the 1st pitch

First climb in Red Rock, can't wait to come back!

My dad got P1 so it's only fair I get to enjoy P2 - Goin' up! March 18th 2022

The two pitches can be linked if you are so inclined. The bolts are close enough that you can skip a bunch to conserve gear.

James, Ben, Joe, and Andrew (contact me you guys, I have more pics of you all) March 18th 2022

Zack following Pitch 2 of Man's Best Friend

Climbing Man's Best Friend

When rappeling, there is some motivation to stop at the midway station. The ledge is bristling with rope-snagging horns and flakes...

Joining the group at the belay!

The easy downclimb into the gully where the climb starts

YIP

I found the beta 4 the SCRAMBLE IN to the base of the route in parts vague. So I tried to clarify with this composite.
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1) around boulder and into 2nd gully
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2) up a small corner
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3) down climb class 4 (Adam G photo)
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*) -above view-
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No Rap needed

Overview of a few unknown climbers about half way through the route.

My dad Alan cruising his first multipitch lead. P1

Kelly several bolts up on the first pitch.

This second anchor is quite comfortable for the belay despite lacking a ledge. Rap time! RoooOOOPE!

Nearing the top of the first pitch