Last Corner Pitch, F-ing classic!!!

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Last Corner Pitch, F-ing classic!!!

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Ron on the traverse

Brian Prince following P4(?)

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Joshua Reinig

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“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!

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

Hard to beat this view!

Ron coming up to the chimney belay. Interesting movement!

This is me post crux on the groove pitch, looking up into the dihedral/chimney that makes up most of the route. Photo by Braxton Francom.

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

Ron on the traverse

Last Corner Pitch, F-ing classic!!!

Brian Prince following P4(?)

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

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.

Looking up the final pitch to the actual summit.

Photo of upper dihedral after chimney.

view of the route from Emerald Pools trail

starting up the p3 groove

Linking P-5&6!

view from the top

Chris kindly led the grovelly chimney pitch

Ugggh, when's this chimney gonna end?

Chris nearing the P4 (per MP) belay

Chris starting P5 (per MP)

view from the belay

Chris on the first real 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.

rap from 3rd pitch

Got the lead the dihedral pitch!

Some cool patina

another view of the awesome second to last pitch

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

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

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