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Taking a beginner to the summit. Not a bad day out.
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The hard to see pinnacle straight down in this photo is the left border of the gully leading to the descent rappel.
7' headwall crux with anchor cord as of 10-28-16. (Did it in Chocko sandals, so not too bad.)
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Greg Kosinski
Jul 20, 2017
“Taking a beginner to the summit. Not a bad day out.”  

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A google-eye view of the route. The biggest route finding issues are spotting the right turn to go up to the second basin and, on descent, traversing under the small vertical wall until past the obvious gash before heading down.
From the summit
Down the canyon marked 'view' on the toppo. Another great spot at the end too. Not to be missed while doing this route.
The hard to see pinnacle straight down in this photo is the left border of the gully leading to the descent rappel.
Taking a beginner to the summit. Not a bad day out.
7' headwall crux with anchor cord as of 10-28-16. (Did it in Chocko sandals, so not too bad.)
Crux headwall
Looking back down the rubble-filled gully. The short rib that needs to be climbed is visible coming out of the gully on the left.
On top of the crux. The rappel anchors are just out of sight over the lip.
Entrance to the first canyon-y part, looking out towards Rocky/Bullwinkle
scrambling above the slabby ascent into the next part of the canyon, good spot for lunch