Chocolatey p2.

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Chocolatey p2.

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Dick leading pitch 3.

Hailey coming up the 3rd pitch.

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Sep 4, 2014

“Chocolatey p2.”

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Mustafa, beginning the 4th pitch

Hailey coming up the 3rd pitch.

tunnel spider web near the top

Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows - the belay positions are marked

gorgeous!

It's worth going to the top...

Frogs enjoy hanging out at the spring near the base of the route watching for sketched leaders. November 2008.

Pitch 3 action as seen from Excellent Adventure. November 2012.

Red Rock Water Lily ©Zandra Lily. The rope-soaking pool at base of Dark Shadows.

Lucas enjoying P3: 11/23/2019

P4 Dark Shadows

Some of the locals checking us out. This is taken from the start of the route.

Well-featured P3.

Pitch 10: a crack leads to a roof. This is the crux pitch of the upper route.

first 4 pitches

Christopher Lane belaying nephew, Calder Lane. at the 2nd pitch.

If you go beyond 4 pitches, rapping the route gets more interesting... Photo by Tony Bubb, 12/02.

Looking up P4: 11/23/2019

Vertical pano from the start of Dark Shadows

Pitch 3 lol.

Ed coming up the P2 corner

tyler on the rap down

traversing to the rap anchors

Pitch 5. The left leaning crack above the roof.

Descent beta. Follow big ledge system. Chimney up behind the tower. Follow cairns down into bowl. At bottom, rap off tree into chimney. 3 raps.

happiness is a bomber nut placement

Alex Honnold free soloing end of pitch 3

3rd Pitch

Pitch 6 traverses left from the piton anchor. Note the pod and dirty gully above - don't climb that!

Pitch 8 passes the roof on the right side.

Dark Shadows

Pitch 6 climbs huecos on the right side past the marked bolt.

Chuck just after the offwidth crux of p4

The pool directly below the climb. Be careful when you throw your ropes down!

Gettin Psyched

Pitch 6 ends on the face after the leftward traverse. One bolt was missing from the anchor. I built a trad anchor in the crack below the bolt.

Route Overlay Dark Shadows Pitches 1-4

Above pitch 10, follow broken rock for a couple of pitches to the summit cairn of Mescalito. Lower fifth class.

Pitch 9 climbs twin cracks and then heads rightward to a big ledge at the bottom of a corner with a single bolt.

Locals check out our ropes at the base

Christopher Lane with brother Todd Lane at 4th pitch.

GWB climbing the 4th pitch of Dark Shadows. A sweet pitch with a no hands rest part way up.

Pitch 7 climbs cracks to a ledge below the roof.

Pitch 10 roof.

Patrick enjoying the 3rd pitch

Starting up the first pitch on the slabby 5.5 section.

Tiffany heading up the broken cracks at the start of P9.

Beginning the 4th pitch.

Petey cruxes on Dark Shadows. May 13, 2015.

The beautiful third pitch

Jonny on p3.

Looking up at p2 (or the second half of combined p1). You don't NEED to sew it up like this, but isn't it nice to know that you can...?

Unknown climber on first pitch. Photo taken October 14, 2002.

P3. Only using chocks, no cams.

Pitch 5 roof above above a bolt. <br>
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This is the first pitch above the 4-pitch "normal route".

On the excellent 3rd pitch.

Dick leading pitch 3.