The wonderful P2. We're a long way from NH! A great day alone on Black Velvet Wall.

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The wonderful P2. We're a long way from NH! A great day alone on Black Velvet Wall.

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Janet contemplating the routes crux, P4.

From the tiny ledge atop P.5...Do any of the rest of you ever wonder how in the world we can be so comfortable in bizarre spots like this?

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Peter Lewis

Oct 9, 2013

“The wonderful P2. We're a long way from NH! A great day alone on Black Velvet Wall.”

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"Dream of Wild Turkeys"<br>
Photo by Blitzo.

The Route

Looking down on Pitch 2

Looking down on the fun pitch 6 of DOWT...

The Traverse at the top of P3, Dream of Wild Turkeys.

Following the pitch three traverse

4th pitch of Dream of Wild Turkeys. 2004.

Matt and Andy head up the 2nd pitch.

Janet contemplating the routes crux, P4.

The wonderful P2. We're a long way from NH! A great day alone on Black Velvet Wall.

From the tiny ledge atop P.5...Do any of the rest of you ever wonder how in the world we can be so comfortable in bizarre spots like this?

Sign on top of first pitch Circa 1987.

Gigi leads p2 of Dream of Wild Turkeys. Oct 2017.

Janet on P2.

She's from Wyoming.

Jonny on p3 of Dream of Wild Turkeys. Oct 2017.

Pitch 6, the most fun of all. Incredible position and rock.

The never ending P2!!!

Dean leading the excellent Pitch 9 of DOWT...

To my poor 8.5mm 60...RIP

pitch 4, one #4 was nice for the first bit of this 170' pitch, make sure to have extensions on the gear. I clipped the tag line into the second bolt to make the delicate moves to the anchor then lowered to get it back.

Vaino Kodas, coming across the p3 traverse

Robbie on the hanging belay

at the top of ten, heading down

Pitch 3, the traverse. Fun big holds.

Looking down on Pitch 2, glad I decided to take that extra gear. I felt with the off balance nature of this pitch it was the crux of the route.

My good friend Keith having fun on DOWT

Pitch 5, a short yet spicy pitch to a great stance.

Pitch 4, before the face moves after 50m of crack.

On pitch 6.

Joe Chorny starting up pitch 4 5.8 offwidth - bring enough big gear

Gwen coming up the fourth pitch on a cold, windy March morning.

no way its .10 but still a very fun traverse!

A lead fall for Gigi results in a badly sprained ankle and a premature end to the day's climbing.

One of them there pitches up there. Maybe 5??

Joe Chorny on P3 traverse of DOWT

Joe Chorny starting up Pitch 6

Such a bitchen route!!!

Having fun on DOWT

C. Norwood Blasting off on P2!!

Sam on P2

Janet working out the thin moves on the awesome P5 traverse.

Snapped a photo of these gents while on rappel after climbing PoD. Hope they find it!

Jonny on p3 of Dream of Wild Turkeys. Oct 2017.

That girl from Wyoming following on pitch 6ish.

Keith enjoying the crux on DOWT

After a day on Black Velvet. Beat? Sure. Happy? Inexpressibly. Rodents ate our stashed PB&J sandwiches? Of course!

Craig following the fun traverse on pitch 2

Exhausting, this enjoyment of pitch after pitch after pitch of spectacular climbing. Mar 2015.