Pitch 4 was the crux. Stem if you can stomach it, or just ow it. Working hard for every move.

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Pitch 4 was the crux. Stem if you can stomach it, or just ow it. Working hard for every move.

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River Saul

Oct 26, 2017

“Pitch 4 was the crux. Stem if you can stomach it, or just ow it. Working hard for every move.”

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Route overlay for Braille Book.

Braille book: top of pitch 5. Trusting that floating tree belay with obviously exposed root structure. At least it's alive.

Pitch 3

Pitch 4 was the crux. Stem if you can stomach it, or just ow it. Working hard for every move.

Braille book pitch 1

Braille book: Fun exposed pitch 5. First time I really had to not look down when leading.

20 foot crack that finishes off Pitch 4.

Topside view across at the Spires and the Valley beyond. Sep 2016.

Wide crack climbing near top of Pitch 4.

First pitch of Braille Book.

Allison swapping onto lead, to link upper half of P2 and all of P3. Sep 2016.

At the P1 belay of Braille Book.

Not sure if I ended at the right spot on the top of pitch 3 but I was running low on gear so this was where I set up my anchor (two cams in a flake behind the triton rock feature protecting upward pull).

On the summit of Braille Book with Higher Cathedral Spire in the background.

Approaching the P4 belay on Braille Book.

Braille Book. The big obvious corner that goes up to the diagonal band of trees. The last pitch is the face that connects the diagonal band of trees to the trees on the summit of the buttress.

Dihedral Fun

maybe just a little sandbagged?

The last easy pitch of Braille Book, one of Bridwell's most truly fine excursions.

Kevin Sargent belaying from top of pitch 1. Braille Book

Pitch 5, which is around to the right a bit.

Braille Book

Pitch 6, fun jugs.

Coming up P1

Starting up Pitch 1 of Braille Book

Braille Book goes up the obvious open book.

Start of P5

Braille Book follows a line to the left of the obvious corner.

Coming up P3 in the thin nuts section.

Braille Book, looking up at Pitch 3