Entering the crux.

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Entering the crux.

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Pat Peddy leading the next to last pitch.

Adam Grasawsky on Scenic Cruise, photo: Bob Horan Collection.

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Moritz B.

Sep 29, 2014

“Entering the crux.”

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Classic fashion often found on Black Canyon hardmen in the 1980s!<br>

Managed to capture this team up on the Scenic Cruise while we were descending the gully on the approach to the base of the climb.

Matt on the pegmatite traverse.<br>
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Photo: Tyler Casey.

Peg Traverse.

This climb does not suck!!!!

Topo.

The scenic on a perfect Oct. fall day. Taken from the third pitch of Checkerboard.

Jj near the top.

A little higher.

POV from the P7 'bivy ledge', after the .10+ corner and subsequent wideness.<br>
I love this ledge because it means the burliness is over and I can relax.

Shows the obvious splitters with The Cruise on the left and the Scenic Cruise on the right. Further right, the obvious, huge, left-facing corner on Journey Home.

The view of Journey Home & Scenic Cruise from Maiden Voyage.

Top of the giant flake.

This topo starts at pitch 4. The bottom pitches are obscured by the formation in the foreground.

Like grandma said, "You had better get back in that damn thing before you flame out and fall!"

Low on the route.

The view of journey home & scenic cruise taken on 9/25. I'm happy to share the original file if this is you and you'd like to print a poster.

North Chasm View and the Scenic Cruise, photo: Bob Horan.

Bert is following the sustained 5.10 pitch before the peg.

Panorama from the 4th class.

Photo from the S. Rim showing the entire route. FYI, the best viewpoint to see the entire route is "Devils Lookout", you can't see Scenic Cruise very well from the Chasm View viewpoint on the S. Rim.

Finishing the "peg flake" on the Peg traverse. Photo by Josh Janes.

Manteling the "peg flake" on the Peg traverse. Photo by Josh Janes.

Starting up the crux pitch, photo by Josh Janes.

Stu feeling casual.

A detailed topo of the peg traverse taken from the Narrows. View full-size to study up.

Looking down on the 3rd pitch.

Traversing to the peg.

The start is easy to find, just start at the huge bush of poison ivy....

Most of the route is visible here if you zoom in.

Pat Peddy leading the next to last pitch.

Entering the crux.

Adam Grasawsky on Scenic Cruise, photo: Bob Horan Collection.

Wyatt follows the 3rd pitch.

B. very high on the route.

BH on Scenic Cruise, North Chasm View.

DI making the initial moves on to the ramp of the peg traverse.

All smiles now that DI is onto the ramp up toward the peg.

Wyatt handles the crux pitch.

At the base of climb.

Photo from the S. Rim showing the route and the Cruise Gully.

Danny on the overhanging 5.10 corner pitch on the Scenic Cruise. This pitch immediately follows the peg traverse.

Launching out across the 10th pitch traverse.