Quinn Miller on Rubicon.

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Quinn Miller on Rubicon.

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While I'm on Rubicon everyone else is screwing around playing with photos.

Rubicon formation

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Ferris Kilpatrick

Nov 13, 2015

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While I'm on Rubicon everyone else is screwing around playing with photos.

Quinn Miller on Rubicon.

Rubicon formation

Me on Rubicon

Jeremy Romero on TR
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Photo Beta: Can get some great lens flares when the sun peaks through the right sliver as it's setting.

Finding all 5 stars on Rubicon

Tia Stark leading Rubicon from the (in?)direct start - Miramontes Photography. This start was .11 R, and had some great bouldery moves on coarse but good rock. I'd go 3 out of 5 stars for this high-quality headpoint start, and 5 for the entire route.

Sweet tips locks with positive feet

Almost to the top!

Butt shot

Fish with no pro start.

Terry killing it.

Justin redpointing the route.

Fish at the business section!

Here's a good example of protecting the traverse. This system had almost no rope drag. There was a piece between the first and second, but it was pulled after the 2nd piece was placed.

The Rubicon, Joshua Tree NP Ca

Matt On Rubicon, amazing fingers

Sam sending at sunset

Greg starting into the business section.

An okay stance near the end of the sustained section.<br>
Photographer: Brad Savall

Greg finishing up the last few moves on Rubicon

Ken about to get into the business after backcleaning the traverse

Continuing up Rubicon.<br>
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Rubicon

Dow leading Rubicon in Jtree

Gear placement below the crux section of thin fingers.

An arrangement of protection that produces little - if any significant - rope drag, yet still affords some protection and allows the route to be done as a single pitch.

At the crux of Rubicon!

Near the crux...

One more move, and the redpoint is bagged! Ropedrag at the top was not significant (but I should point out the rope was a dry-coated and almost-new 10.5mm). Note the pro & slings on the approach hand-crack are arranged to try to optimize the drag vs protection trade-off.<br>

Tom with an onsight of Rubicon

At the slopey jug. Photo by Cory

Rubicon, Joshua Tree

Alex leading Rubicon

Rubicon<br>

Just another picture of Rubicon

Bob following Rubicon