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.

climbers on route

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Reed Gustavsen

Aug 12, 2014

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

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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.

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

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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.

Ben free climbing the 10+ bolt ladder.

A group of pals waiting for the summit pitch!

Classic summit shot!

Myself practicing crane technique.

Bailey Crawford summits as the sun sets.

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

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

evening light

Loren Seeks groveling up the chimney.

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

Summited right at sunset

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

fighting the wind to summit Stolen Chimney! very cool line

climbers on route

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

Bowling Trophy

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

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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.

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Four men deep in prayer.

Climbers on Ancient Art.

belay ledge views

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

Me headed up the chimney pitch.

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

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.

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!

Yet another summit shot, this one stiched together

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Darkness takes away all the exposure...

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