There is a crack back there in the slot if you go looking for it. Makes it a nice, reasonable lead.

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There is a crack back there in the slot if you go looking for it. Makes it a nice, reasonable lead.

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Photo by Gordon Larsen

Working the Bushido style on the "true" summit. Lean across to sew in some small gear (used .1, .2, .3) then a quick V0+/V1 up.

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Dobson

Mar 21, 2016

“There is a crack back there in the slot if you go looking for it. Makes it a nice, reasonable lead.”

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Photo by Gordon Larsen

There is a crack back there in the slot if you go looking for it. Makes it a nice, reasonable lead.

Working the Bushido style on the "true" summit. Lean across to sew in some small gear (used .1, .2, .3) then a quick V0+/V1 up.

Me leading P1 directly below the 5.7 bulge blocking the lower chains. October 16, 2010

The formation on the far right.

From mid way up pitch 2 looking down into the chimney

2nd Pitch Crack in the Tunnel

Smiles at the Summit

john 3/4 up chimney

john nearing top of chimney

Rappelling off of <em>[[105717982]]</em>. This was the mess of webbing/cordage in March of '03. Hopefully it looks better that this now.

Tom leading the first pitch of <em>[[105717982]]</em>.

Richard Green leading up the second pitch of <em>[[105717982]]</em>.

Todd Gordon on the summit of Off Balance Rock. Photo: Todd Gordon Collection.

A shot of me looking up at the unprotected chimney on the second pitch and wondering if there is a protectable way?<br>
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...there is!

This is a picture of the northeast face with the top of balanced rock on the lower left. The climb starts left of the two big boulders and continues up the center of the formation as seen in this photo. Pitch one ends just on top of the white horizontal band, and yes, the belay stance is obvious currently. If I remember correctly, there is one bolt and a slung chockstone. Continue straight up and then into the chimney that is hidden from view.