What the crux pitch looked like back in '96, via Climbing Mag #158

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What the crux pitch looked like back in '96, via Climbing Mag #158

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Nearing the top of the crux pitch

Tucker Hoefler with very merry vibes on a December 23rd ascent

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Brent Barghahn

Oct 11, 2019

“What the crux pitch looked like back in '96, via Climbing Mag #158”

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Nearing the top of the crux pitch

What the crux pitch looked like back in '96, via Climbing Mag #158

Tucker Hoefler with very merry vibes on a December 23rd ascent

Following pitch three. No ability to tension traverse. I thought this was terrifying.

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Greg Troutman climbing the splitter perfect fingers on P4

Looking down the grand dihedral after cleaning the pitch.

the traverse pitch early in the morning

Dave Meyer on pitch 8. Photo: Alain De La Tejera

Make sure your shoes are in good condition before starting the route...

A proper stitch job on the crux pitch.

Pitch 4 traverse .11c

Killer 12a splitter above the Slot Pitch.

Playing around with the ledge

the best pitch of the route the splitter .12a above the slot

Following the last part of the nutting pitch with 1000+ feet of air beneath.

Pitch 1

Logan took this of a fat man aiding through the crux bit. It pays to not eat too much!

Men of Moonlight Calendar, 2017

Beautiful exposure on the approach to the rocker block.

Just before the anchor on the last 5.12 pitch.

Looking up the nutting pitch

the bolted face traverse

Patrick Cattell STOKED after beautifully SENDING the crux pitch. No noise, no whining, just climbing.

Top of P1 or P2... Photo courtesy Scott Bennett.

Here's the Beta for finding the top of the route if you're hiking up to rap in and top-rope solo the route. Go left at the West_Rim/Angel_Landing fork in the trail (obvious vista with outhouse), and continue for 1/4 mile. The bolts are just over the edge, but look for obvious rope grooves on the ground from people using the tree to haul.

Leading the crux pitch, somewhere near the pod, April 2003.

Traxing pitch 7 (Tucker Hoefler Photo)

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The Nutting Pitch

Pitch 9

Pitch 11

Pitch 10

Pitch 10

Pitch 9

splitter above the slot

The enduro corner starts off with some stiff liebacking and slightly finicky, hard to see gear.

Following the corner above the rocker block. Fun moves to a punchy finish!

Pitch 4

A superlative route up a superlative formation.

Pitch 5

Pitch 1

Pitch 5

Greg Troutman finishing up P7

Pitch 5

Pitch 1

Pitch 6

Pitch 2

Pitch 7

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