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Ron Olsen at the crux. Photo by Marga Powell.
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Brenda starting the crux sequence. Her right foot is on the only good foothold.<br> She has to get her left foot over the lip of the roof, even with the current position of her left hip.
The Elephant Buttresses. Most routes start off the water pipe; Tough Situation and Classic Finger Crack can be accessed by scrambling down from the top. <br> <br> The easiest walk-off is between the First Buttress and the Dome. You can also rappel from the top of Pine Tree route. Descent via the water tunnel between the Third and Fourth Buttress is sometimes possible. <br> <br> Watch out for poison ivy!
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Ron Olsen
Jul 19, 2004
“Ron Olsen at the crux. Photo by Marga Powell.”  

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The Elephant Buttresses. Most routes start off the water pipe; Tough Situation and Classic Finger Crack can be accessed by scrambling down from the top. <br> <br> The easiest walk-off is between the First Buttress and the Dome. You can also rappel from the top of Pine Tree route. Descent via the water tunnel between the Third and Fourth Buttress is sometimes possible. <br> <br> Watch out for poison ivy!
Josh at the roof.
Working up the finger crack. Great locks, but not much for the left foot.
The Second Elephant Buttress.<br> <br> The easiest approach to Tough Situation and Classic Finger Crack is by scrambling down from the gap between the First and Second Buttresses, and scrambling right (4th class) to a good ledge at the base of the routes.<br> <br> It's also possible to approach these routes via a 4th-class climb from the water pipe.<br> <br> Descend by rappelling 90' from the top of Pine Tree Route, or by descending a trail just left of the First Buttress.
Through the crux. Note that Brenda's right foot is still on the same foothold as in the previous photo.
Brenda starting the crux sequence. Her right foot is on the only good foothold.<br> She has to get her left foot over the lip of the roof, even with the current position of her left hip.
Ron Olsen at the crux. Photo by Marga Powell.

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Ron Olsen
Boulder, CO
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