Last Corner Pitch, F-ing classic!!!

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Last Corner Pitch, F-ing classic!!!

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Stephan Blaskovics, hanging in the chimney atop P6. Photo Bernard Lam

Brian Prince following P4(?)

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Joshua Reinig

Jun 3, 2014

“Last Corner Pitch, F-ing classic!!!”

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Finishing the top of the corner system with some nice stems. Good to be out of that damn chimney!

Some cool patina

Brian Prince topping out the final pitch (5.10 to 5.4X) to the summit ridge, Great White Throne in the background

good exposure on the outside of the chimney

Suitable route for use with two 60m ropes. Lee Jensen

Stephan Blaskovics, hanging in the chimney atop P6. Photo Bernard Lam

Last Corner Pitch, F-ing classic!!!

Brian Prince following P4(?)

View of Zion Canyon from the top of Iron Messiah

"Black Face" is pitch 2 as described here (or p1 in many guidebood descriptions). Directly above Black Face, route follows prominent left facing corner.

Brian Prince leading P3, or 4, or 5, depending on how you link

another view of the awesome second to last pitch

Got the lead the dihedral pitch!

Chris kindly led the grovelly chimney pitch

Chris starting P5 (per MP)

Chris nearing the P4 (per MP) belay

Linking P-5&6!

Ugggh, when's this chimney gonna end?

An upper corner pitch on a snowy day

rap from 3rd pitch

Pitch 4, which leads to the main upper dihedral system. Route traverses into crack from the left, Greg is following and nearly at the belay.

Looking up the splitter corner system of Iron Messiah!!!

Photo of upper dihedral after chimney.

view from the top

Chris on the first real pitch

view of the route from Emerald Pools trail

view from the belay

Bill leading the first hard pitch (P2 in the description), the Black Face.

starting up the p3 groove