Nothing but air! Austin starting down on rappel.

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Nothing but air! Austin starting down on rappel.

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Photo by Steven Langer.

South Face of the Maiden.

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Eric Klammer

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“Nothing but air! Austin starting down on rappel. ”

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The Maiden's West face and free rap as seen from Jamcrack Spire, to the East. Photo by T. Bubb, 09/06.

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Approach beta: from the water trough go left on the Shadow Canyon Connector Trail. Walk a little farther than you think. Turn off where the old quarry road practically touches the trail. Follow the quarry road back north till a cairned trail directly under The Maiden. If you are in poison ivy or loose talus, you went the wrong way....

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Photo by Steven Langer.

Looking down the Maiden rap.

The Maiden.<br>
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When I first discovered I love airy rappels. <br>
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It was one of the most beautiful short moments of my life.<br>
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Of course, my outlook of airiness might have been twisted if rapped on a windy day. Yikes!<br>
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Austin getting psyched to start the amazing and airy rappel off of The Maiden!

Photo by Steven Langer.

Nothing but air! Austin starting down on rappel.

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North Face of the Maiden.

Looking doooowwwwwnnnn.

The Maiden rears her head on a fine April afternoon.

Maiden from S. Mesa trail head. (S. face & E. Ridge visible).

Climber rapping the Maiden, shot from the summit of the Matron.<br>
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The Maiden and Jamcrack Spire as seen from the NorthWest in the afternoon. Photo by Tony Bubb, 2002.

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Preparing for lift off. About the toss the rope for the airy rappel off of Boulder's Maiden.

From the South.

A very unique perspective of the Maiden.

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A very unique perspective of the Maiden.

Tom Pierce belaying at the top of P1. March 25, 2011.

Bouldering near the Maiden, on the Maiden Block, photo: Bob Horan.

The Maiden rap.

Maiden summit, fall 2005.

Awesome view of the free-rap from the summit, 11/05/2016.

The Maiden (from the Shadow Canyon connector trail, just off the Mesa Trail).

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