The old man popping up over the headwall 5.9? Variation. Definitely go this way. It's a great pitch.

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The old man popping up over the headwall 5.9? Variation. Definitely go this way. It's a great pitch.

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Royal Flush Summit SSW, 5/5/18.

Royal Flush on St. Patrick's Day.

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JT Joshua Thompson

Oct 31, 2018

“The old man popping up over the headwall 5.9? Variation. Definitely go this way. It's a great pitch.”

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Upper headwall with new single variation pitch (yellow). Pitch line is approximate. Red arrow shows another Gunks like roof. This was my favorite pitch of the entire climb. Great variation, seemed to be almost 60m. Comparing it to other pitches on the route, it could be sustained 5.9 with a 5.10 move or two. <br>
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(Photo: Charley Mace.)

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Coco on the upper part of Royal Flush in 2016.

CJ nearing the top of the route, pitch 16 maybe. The headwall section is steeper than the rest of the route and quite fun.

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Route on the upper buttress. Arrow shows the Gunks roof.
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Photo by Stan Wagon.

Beth leading the the pitch after the short traverse from the slab on the upper head wall. For us, this was the second to last pitch.

The beginning of P13, view from the bottom of the apron.

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Mount Royal from the parking lot. The headwall is filled with fun variations!

There are raspberry bushes on this route in the talus field and other spots, yum!

Scree field under the headwall, 5-13-17.

The scree field was gorgeous.

Daniel about to led the 5.10 variation of P15. This is the last picture we captured before we had to bail from top of P16 due to afternoon thunderstorm. It was long, arduous, WET descent with multiple rappels. We'll have to come back and do it again to finish the last few pitches.

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Royal Flush Summit SSW, 5/5/18.

The old man popping up over the headwall 5.9? Variation. Definitely go this way. It's a great pitch.

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James climbing high above Frisco on the route Royal Flush. Fun day!

The crux pitch of the easiest way.

Taking the old man up Royal Flush. Get an early start to avoid getting stuck behind slow groups!

At the boulderfields taking a sip on the way to the headwall!

Sharka on the headwall during a night ascent of the Flush.

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JT Joshua Thompson

Denver, CO