fighting the wind to summit Stolen Chimney! very cool line

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fighting the wind to summit Stolen Chimney! very cool line

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one legged pose atop the ancient art. great day to climb at fisher tower.

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Reed Gustavsen

Aug 12, 2014

“fighting the wind to summit Stolen Chimney! very cool line”

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Climber on the summit of Ancient Art March 2008.

Jumping for joy on the summit!

Laura Sasso on Stolen Chimney

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The idea is a star trail topo of stolen chimney. I did a 2.5 hour exposure. I'm going to shoot it again because it is not what I was looking for. It's not bad so I figured I'd share it. The sky went green on it's own during the long exposure, perhaps it was some aurora borealis (not likely, I think I would have noticed it, but cameras can capture color that we can't see) or maybe a hot sensor, or my polarizer filter caused it, I really don't know.

Ancient Art, as seen on the 2016 Summer Solstice.

Mario descending from the corkscrew summit. That previous photo Cameron is Jimmy P, not me, and as you know its after a leap from the rim above all the towers and 2000' above the parking area. Cheers, where is your new FA in the system bro?

The sun rising and warming up the towers on the final pitch

Standing on the top. The shadow in the back outlines the scenario.

Stolen Chimney/Ancient Art Topo<br>
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I climbed the route for my second time last week and figured I'd make this while the route was still somewhat fresh in my mind. <br>
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A very comfortable rack would be 1.5 set of cams and a set of nuts. A single set of cams will suffice for more experienced leaders.<br>
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EDIT 5/12/12: Updated to reflect bolt replacement.

Aaron Shupp demonstrating "jump 'n' hump" method on diving board

Summit of Ancient Art

Exposure on the sidewalk

Eddie summit bound and doing some snow sweeping on a frigid January ascent of Ancient Art. Fisher Towers, UT.

Looking back from the summit

Ben free climbing the 10+ bolt ladder.

Bailey Crawford summits as the sun sets.

Myself practicing crane technique.

Summited right at sunset

A group of pals waiting for the summit pitch!

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.."

Classic summit shot!

Joey, tagging along on Ancient Art. It was his first desert tower.

Loren Seeks groveling up the chimney.

mitch with his head in the clouds

Glory light on the last pitch. More images here: http://charlesstemen.com/south-sixshooter-ancient-art-in-a-day/

Start of the cool chimney pitch. Interesting bulge above the climber.

evening light

Beta topo showing the belay stances and the rappel down the face. Companion doc for more experienced folks looking to save time and reduce risk on the traverse: https://goog.gl/4Mwpwi

Stolen Chimney pitches

fighting the wind to summit Stolen Chimney! very cool line

one legged pose atop the ancient art. great day to climb at fisher tower.

Climber on summit of Ancient Art, as seen from the trail bottom.

climbers on route

fisheye shot of stolen chimney. the first two pitches are a bit hazy...

Bowling Trophy

Luckily it turned out that the raven is no longer the harbinger of doom, once thought to be.

How many people can you fit in a telephone booth?

Of course we got the classic summit pics but this one was my favorite. this was taken right before walking across to the diving board. The summit shows up as an amazing shadow.

Brewster Academy Outdoor Skills class of 2002 9th year reunion

Four men deep in prayer.

DO NOT DO THIS! We did not notice until a later ascent that this large block that Brent is yarding on is loose and held in place with mud. It looks like the perfect block to throw a sling over to protect the last move onto the belay ledge. If this baby goes, it will looks like it could just get funneled right down onto the first belay. Yikes!

Climbers on Ancient Art.

belay ledge views

Me on the diving board, disciphering the crux move on this pitch. Photo by Warren Teissier.

Jake on the classic summit. Great weather and a great climb!

Me headed up the chimney pitch.

Belay at the top of P3. http://rjohnasay.blogspot.com/2012/12/moab-utah-fisher-towers-ancient-art_8.html

Shows base of the route with many in line.

Scott Anderson freeing the 1st bolted section.

Yet another summit shot, this one stiched together

Photograph by: Tom Haines

Belay before last peach

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Me higher up the chimney.

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