First pitch, from the start

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First pitch, from the start

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Derek killing the last pitch of goliath. Its the doozy!

Cleaned up and replaced all rap anchor webbing 10/29/2016. Seriously; this all came from three rap stations, and one of them was bolts with chains. Please remove old web when adding new.

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Mark P.

Apr 4, 2016

“First pitch, from the start”

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Rap Anchor Replacement

New rap anchors. Woohoo! Janky anchors removed and patched. They sucked like a Hoover.

More rap info.

Follow the easy but exposed limestone band.

Plenty of room at the top of pitch 2.

Owen (13) worming up the chimney at the start of pitch 3. We voted this the favorite pitch of the day.

Enjoying a snack break at the top of pitch 3.

Stepping around the first corner on the traverse pitch is definitely exhilarating for the leader.

View from the end of the 2nd pitch

1st pitch of Goliath

Ian coming up to the 1st belay

Climbing makes you a bit crazy! This is the rap station (from a slung block) in the big cave.

Mid point rap anchor. Note the bubble gum looking smear around hex head bolts.

Belay #2

Cool ledge just below the last summit pitch.

Belay #2 - Basically a mostly dead tree/bush thing.

Looking down the chimney from pitch #3. Protection is sometimes tricky and spread out. Use lots of long slings!

Top of the second chimney (the smooth bulge) on pitch 3.

Belay 1 Anchor. Note single piton backed up with nuts.

Moving through the limestone band. Bring and use long slings!

We opted for a third variation (in blue) for pitch 1. Two nice cracks to build anchors on the ledge and room for 2 adults and kids to sit comfortably.

Here's all the "tat" we removed from the slung blocks and chains.

Bitchin' views.

Ian - looking like "Ian"

upper pitches. green is more fun with a step over a gap, but watch drag

Raps

Lower Pitches. Yellow is preferred to reduce drag, but the belay is easier on green using the rap slings as anchor.

Lower Pitches. Yellow is preferred to reduce drag, but the belay is easier on green using the rap slings as anchor.

Depth of Allen Head bolts

Goliath.

Removed chains with smash links and Allen Head bolts

Comin round the mountain

top of 3rd pitch

View of the summit block during the first rappel down. Incredible!

Derek killing the last pitch of goliath. Its the doozy!

First pitch, from the start

Cleaned up and replaced all rap anchor webbing 10/29/2016. Seriously; this all came from three rap stations, and one of them was bolts with chains. Please remove old web when adding new.

Great views from the 1st belay.

Belay #2

The approach goes up this drainage, then crosses left to the left side of Goliath.