beware of the top roping heathen's gang-banging this buttress

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beware of the top roping heathen's gang-banging this buttress

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Unknow climber at the business of Flower of Higher Rank. Most people place pro in the crack the climber is in. This works well too.

Thanks to Greg and Jeremy for motivating me to continue after finishing the crux! The top of this route went way easier than I expected!

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master gumby

May 14, 2018

“beware of the top roping heathen's gang-banging this buttress”

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Make sure to put pro in above the roof in the crack to the left to protect your follower and keep the rope from sliding along the sharp edge of the roof if they fall. This happened to me on Saturday and we core shot our rope.

Lisa Pritchett leading Flower of High Rank

Me Posing if you will on the crux of the climb.

Craig on Flower.

Nathan Fitzhugh belayed by Kevin Aris.

pulling the roof on Flower of High Rank

High on Flower of High Rank.

View from the base

"...if I can just get my left foot UNDER the rope..."

Unknow climber at the business of Flower of Higher Rank. Most people place pro in the crack the climber is in. This works well too.

beware of the top roping heathen's gang-banging this buttress

Thanks to Greg and Jeremy for motivating me to continue after finishing the crux! The top of this route went way easier than I expected!

Looking up from the tree.

The best part

Kim starting out on the crack of Flower of High Rank.

Finishing off a solo lap on Flower.

Using the optional belay at the tree.

Marty Roberts a few moves up from his belayer, Rick Graham. Note the climber to the left at the top of the first pitch of Etude.

Finn

Thanks to Greg Davis for taking this radical shot!

TODD SMITH

Thanks to Greg Davis for the radical Shot!

Flower of High Rank<br>
Photo by Brian Cooper

Jasen belaying as AJ (in approach shoes) goes after the overhang.

Finn

Cord on the tree with the smallest quick link I've ever seen. Jesus. Please stop leaving cord on the tree!

The business

Climbing the classic hand crack above the tree.

Looking up the Flower

At the roof

Unkown climber on the begining of Flower of Higher Rank. Not my ideal way to place pro, but what ever works. I think he wes pulling it to place higher.

Flower of High Rank from the bottom

Looking down from the tree.

The snowy start, late March, 2009.

Drone view of Flower of high rank. Unknown party seen on what I believe is Etude. Photo Credit: Thomas Nicolas

Climbing the finger cracks on the lower section.

Flower of High Rank in Feb. A bit more difficult when you can't feel your fingers but always a great route.

Tree belay.

Climber surmounting the crux overlap.

Jonny about to pull the roof- <br>
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(Climbing in the clouds on 9/11/12)

Flower of High Rank. Using tree as belay stance.

Breaking through on the third attempt

Seatchle below the roof. photo by Cameron Wolfe

Another unknow climber on the Flower.

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