Rapping off in the clouds, NYE '16

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Rapping off in the clouds, NYE '16

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The Eagle wall seen from the approach ramp. There's your line; yellow to approach, red to climb. Credit: chossboys.weebly.com

Climber from 11/14/09 pulling the roof on pitch 2.

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Jesse Tatum

Oct 17, 2019

“Rapping off in the clouds, NYE '16”

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Beware vicious cactus/alien monsters on the descent.

Jason Seaver entering the technical corner of the crux pitch.

Photo: Tyler Casey

The crux pitch is extremely well protected.

Unknown climber cruxin on Leav. Taken from P5 of Eagle Dance.

An old bolt with "JU" etched on it, presumably for Jorge and/or Joanne Urioste. This was at the top of either the second or third pitch. Don't worry, there were new, shiny, bolts nearby, too.

The Eagle wall seen from the approach ramp. There's your line; yellow to approach, red to climb. Credit: chossboys.weebly.com

Rapping off in the clouds, NYE '16

Climber from 11/14/09 pulling the roof on pitch 2.

Party on Levitation

Nate A. sniffing out the second pitch.

A party of Californian Spaniards coming up p6 (5.10+). Send me a message if this is you, I have more pictures!
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Note the recent rockfall scar at the base of the wall, slightly right of the belayer.

Hyrum nearing the crux...

A colorful conga line

Just below the 11b crux on pitch two

Chris leads pitch 5 on levitation 29. 11c

Julien Laurent leading pitch 8 on Levitation 29.

Route Overlay Levitation 29.

Taken from atop pitch 5

Bob Horan heading up Levitation 29.

Joey nearing the end of pitch 7

Shirtless in January!

Climbers on P1 and P2

Igor cruising up p7

Crux pitch of Levitation 29

an 80m will take you from the top of 7 to the top of 5 and set up a sweet shot of friends cruising the crux pitch... but its close enough where I wouldn't recommend it

Andy leading up the crux 11c pitch. Andy and partner - message me if you want the rest of the pictures.

70m Edelrid reached from p4 anchors to p3 anchors easily. I'm 115lbs and wasn't carrying a pack or gear. Just FYI! Have fun!

Nick pulling through pitch 2.

Crux Pitch

Jeremiah heading into the crux on the second 5.11 pitch. I found this very difficult, but he did a great job.

Moving toward the 4th class descent on the traditional approach to Levitation 29

Andrew Gomoll styles the opening pitch of Levitation 29

There is a whole chapter about the FA of this route in Joanne Urioste's 2026 memoir "Collages of Rock & Desire".
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Its a good read. She and her husband Jorge eatablished this route (and hundreds of others). She also wrote the first guidebook to Red Rocks.

Greeted by an incredible sunrise on the approach slabs of Levitation 29!

Checking out the crux on the gorgeous second pitch.

This is the remaining of our 70m rope after rapping from top of pitch 4 (10b). The 70m rope was never cut.

Oak Creek Canyon's Eagle Wall. Photo: Bob Horan Collection.

Pitch 8.

Pitch 7.

Pitch 5.

Pitch 3.

Pitch 2.

Pitch five is steep!

Craig headed off on a brisk November morning

Pitch 5

What a beautiful first pitch! I see why it's classic.

lookin down pitch 2

Alex, p1

Aaron p5

Alex p7

Pitch 9.

Looking down the route from P6. Get on it!

Epic Beard on an Epic Climb! Wrapping up an awesome day on this classic.

Racked 'n ready to gun us up the crux. Note that the belay is far more comfortable using a long tether and standing off to the left

The terrain post-crux on the middle/3rd class approach described in the Handren guide

Pitch 1.

Crux terrain and a cairn on the middle/3rd class approach described in Handren

Pitch 2.

Heading up pitch 6. Photo taken from Eagle Dance by Ryder Stroud.

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