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Looking down the West descent gully and the first bolted rap station.

Overview of Algae on Parade, showing the easiest descent route.

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Brian Heh

May 1, 2018

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Luke Lozier
Shorewood, WI

Luke Lozier Shorewood, WI

thanks so much for super helpful approach beta pic May 15, 2018

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Looking down the West descent gully and the first bolted rap station.

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Overview of Algae on Parade, showing the easiest descent route.

The clean crack on pitch 3 of the upper facet has magnificent climbing.

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Looking up at the last pitch after you pass the lower bulge. We climbed straight up the pillar and than moved across right to the top of the climb.

Top of the climb. The tree pictured here with the rack hanging, I believe was used as an anchor at one time. That tree is now completely dead, but there is an excellent crack right next to it.

Looking down at a little down scrambling to get to the second bolted rap station.

Third rap station. Once you are down from here, it is a short scramble with some easy down climbing to get back to the base of the climb. I believe there is a final rap station if that is preferred

The bomber belay tree at the top of what I believe most would consider pitch 1. This would be the second bushy ledge as you look up from the base of the climb.

Looking down pitch 2 of Algae on Parade. By following the varnished face and clean crack, this is an excellent pitch.

Looking down from the second bolted rap station. This station is hidden behind the bush in the other picture.

Belay anchor at the top of the 2/3 pitch, depending on how you do it. We did it in three and it look 220ft of rope to get here from the ledge with the large tree.

Looking down the excellent rock on pitch 3 of Algae on Parade.

Joe, just past the crux of pitch 1 of Algae on Parade. Photo by Ryan S.

Looking down at the top half of the final pitch and the traverse needed to get to the top of the climb.

Looking down Pitch 1 from about the half way point....Great Pitch!!!

If doing the route in three long pitches, this is looking up at pitch 2. This is from the large ledge with the bomber belay tree.

Second rap anchor on AOP. From here with double (2) 70's the third station can be passed.

Looking up at the final pitch. We stayed in the left crack and followed it through the bulge. I think the bulge is 5.6+, maybe 5.7, but protect excellent. You can easily avoid it by moving out right around the bush

Looking down the final pitch before pulling over the bulge.

The initial corner of Algae on Parade