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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The scree field was gorgeous.

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

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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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The whole route, the line isn't super accurate but gives an idea of how the route moves.

Tom Hornbein up high.

The start of pitch 10 after the first traverse. The goat may or may not still be there.

Tom Hornbein again.

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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Original photo - Stan Wagon.

Literally hasn't even hiked Royal before....lucky SOB on 1st multipitch.

Climbing the final pitch on a cold May day.

Lexie atop pitch 14.

Becky Hall turning the "Gunks-like roof" on the headwall.<br>
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(Photo: Charley Mace.)

[This is the P10 of] Royal Flush page per the comment below.

Becky Hall in the White Crystal Groove pitch.<br>
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Coco on the upper part of Royal Flush in 2016.

Pitch 10 in spring conditions, May 1, 2021.

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

OMG, I winz!!!

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.

We weren't the only ones who needed a snack at the top :)

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

The summit view ain't so bad.

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

Royal Flush Summit SSW, 5/5/18.

The scree field was gorgeous.

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

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

Best spot stop and eat if there aren't to many parties on the route.

Royal Flush on St. Patrick's Day.

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.

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

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

A photo taken from partway through P6 (out of 20). The climber is at the anchors after P7. The anchors for P6 are along the ledge (not shown).

Looking up at the start of the route.

The crux pitch of the easiest way.

Looking down the first 3 pitches. A 70m easily makes it to here.

In the boulderfield, approaching the headwall apron, May 1, 2021.

True crusher right there.

On the summit after a father/daughter ascent. Wildfire smoke from out West filled in the I-70 corridor, making it hard to breathe. The following day saw up to a foot of snow fall and temps dropped some 60 degrees.

Having a blast!

Royal Flush summit NNW, 5/5/2018.

Completing the first pitch.

Grabbing some water at the top of the screefield before starting up the headwall. Don't forget to soak in the views while you're up here.

The start of pitch #10. It took us a second to find this, so we built a carin.

For whoever was finishing the route on Sept. 19th around 9pm, we could see you from our Airbnb.

Hugh pulling the Gunks roof. That thing is a beast - a heel hook is the key.

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

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Beth following the easy slab on the upper head wall before the traverse left.

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JT Joshua Thompson

Denver, CO