Pretty sure this was a fun day

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Pretty sure this was a fun day

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Our morning stoke level is high as we approach Mescalito to climb The Cat in the Hat.

Me cruisin P4

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Tim Hadfield

Feb 5, 2013

“Pretty sure this was a fun day”

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Cat in the Hat. Belays marked.

Pine Creek Canyon from 2nd pitch.

Pitch 6 of Cat in the Hat

5.3 traverse to the last belay station

pitch 5 of Cat in the Hat

Airy 5.3 traverse on the second to last pitch.

Cat in the Hat

Climber on upper pitch. Taken from the top of Black Widow Hollow.

pitch 5 traverse

View from the top of Cat in the Hat. Beautiful, fun, and easy beginner route. Definitely a classic

Unknown climber on the awesome sixth pitch of the route as seen from Juniper Peak. November 2009.

Looking down the crack on pitch 6, You can see the belay spot at the bottom if you don't link 5 and 6

Start of pitch 4. Note the traverse to the left crack under the roof.

Julian following up on pitch 5.

Consulting the guidebook on Cat in the Hat.

Just before the last pitch.

Larry climbs the last and best pitch. The rock looks black and sinister, just the way I like it.

Double runner at bolt helps for no drag and skipping short 5 traverse pitch

Red Chimney last pitch before the top of the Mescalito. Good pro in the squeeze (up to #3), sorta runout easy but fragile face to the left up to climber at anchors.

Dougie on the 5.3 traverse just before the "bread and butter" of the route

Start of Cat in the Hat - Interactive 360°: https://go.ibex.fit/mp

Bottom of the 1st pitch of Cat in the Hat

Last pitch.

Throwing the rope down on Cat in the Hat.

Slab to jugs finish on the final pitch. Probably the most delicate section of climbing on the route (more sloping holds and friction than positive edges and jugs).

Rapping off the top

Jami Fulwider ascends the third pitch of Cat in the Hat, which is almost as much fun as the last pitch. Photo by John Fulwider.

My brother Clay on his first-ever-outside-multipitch climb! Way to go Clay!

First Pitch Starts at the Crack in the middle

The final pitch. The bolt is just above the varnished crack.<br>

The top of "Cat In The Hat" bringing Randy up.

Start of 3rd Pitch

Unknown climbers simul-rapping the final pitch of Cat in the Hat

Climbers on Cat in the Hat.

Linked P1&P2 but couldn't find what seemed like the bolted belay for P3.. here's where we decided to set it up, just below the big, janky-looking juniper.

View of pine creek canyon from Cat in the Hat

Bonnie Kelso and Andrew Jackson at belay station.

Variation to pitch 4 (or 3)of Cat In A Hat. Far left corner of roof. Seemed to be a few grades harder than the 5.6 normal route. A couple of hard 5.8 moves about 20ft up from where I am. A bit run out as well. But very nice.

This is a photo from the summit of Cat in the Hat. Climbed in January 2005.

Nick leading pitch 1.

Seen here: Chris Forte<br>
Photo Credit: Zack Barbee

A shot of me on the final pitch of Cat in the Hat. Definitely the most exposed pitch.

Climbing 4th pitch, it moves left up the crack

Our morning stoke level is high as we approach Mescalito to climb The Cat in the Hat.

Pretty sure this was a fun day

Me cruisin P4

Starting up the first pitch of the Cat

John M

Rapping last pitch of CITH on a single 70m. Perfect!

rapping from the top of pitch 6, a soloist is close to finishing pitch 6 on the right side

First set of bolts / belay station.

9 year old Dane halfway up pitch 6. The rap route in the background.

Half way up the last pitch, this whole crack is very featured, great hold and footers, easy to place gear. Just above the crack ends into some tough slab, which is protected with a bolt at the crux.

Ali, leading pitch three

Kyle heading out on the traverse before the last pitch of Cat in the Hat.

A look down from third pitch

bolt on crux move of the last pitch of slab

Me leading pitch 5, fun, fun!<br>
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photo by Jerry Miller

Man does that look intimidating for a 5.6

Final pitch on Cat In The Hat.

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