Michael Sitzmann finishing up Pitch 5

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Michael Sitzmann finishing up Pitch 5

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3rd belay station has only one bolt (old hanger was chopped). Girth-hitch rock bridge up and right of bolt for bomber anchor.

Michael Alfonso coming up the money pitch.

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Andreas Jorgensen

May 29, 2018

“Michael Sitzmann finishing up Pitch 5”

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My topo of Cosmic Wall.

3rd belay station has only one bolt (old hanger was chopped). Girth-hitch rock bridge up and right of bolt for bomber anchor.

Michael Sitzmann finishing up Pitch 5

Michael Alfonso coming up the money pitch.

Tree Pose on top!

The fun rib on the first pitch of Cosmic Wall.

Summit Bolts (bottom right) and Rap Chains (top left)

Red circle is the 2nd belay, two people at the belay, in the circle, to give an idea of the size of the wall

last pitch- really amazing exposure and easy climbing.

Soloing somewhere on pitch 3

Alternate pic to picth

Looking up at pitch 1. Note large ponderosa at base.

mt. hubris summit

Pitch 2. More casually runout fun!

Pitch 6 from alternate pitch 5. Pitch 5 - two right facing ramps. This is the left of the two ending at at a big tree. The 6th pitch arete is easily accessable from here. The notch at lower right is where the other pitch 5 ends.

p6 arete finish. not sure about the R factor, there seemed to be plenty of gear for the gazelle...

Large tree at the start of the first pitch

Coordinates from Gaia GPS

looking down pitch 2

Cosmic Wall

View from top

looking up the ridge alternative to the last pitch. epic exposure!

The last pitch of Cosmic Wall, great exposure

The view from the top of Cosmic Wall

Looking back down p6

the last belay before the top

And it can feel steep, too

Final Pitch

cosmic wall

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