The start of Anthill Direct.

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The start of Anthill Direct.

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The photo shows the last hard bit of the first pitch of Touch and Go. Then cross to the other side of the Upper Ramp to another set of anchors. Climb an overhang to reach the obvious diagonal crack.

Pitch 2.

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Sep 22, 2021

“The start of Anthill Direct.”

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Climbers on Anthill Direct. November '08.

The photo shows the last hard bit of the first pitch of Touch and Go. Then cross to the other side of the Upper Ramp to another set of anchors. Climb an overhang to reach the obvious diagonal crack.

The start of Anthill Direct.

Pitch 2.

Just after pulling the roof on pitch two.

Ron Olsen starting up the last pitch.

Christa Cline cranking over the roof on the second pitch.

Jean starting the crux layback on the last pitch.

Pitch 4.

Peter Dillon preparing to tackle the roof on the second pitch.

John following pitch 2 of Anthill Direct.

Stacy Bender leading the airy fourth pitch.

Pitch 3.

Jane, Anthill Direct.

Enjoying the exposure on pitch 5.

Pitch 5.

Mike leading the original first pitch. Photo by [[14324]].

Pitch 1.

Ron Olsen at the crux layback on the last pitch.

Finishing the 2nd pitch (just starting the 5.8 crux of the pitch). Photo by Vic Villarreal

Vic finishing the crux layback of the 5.9 direct finish. Cool exposure!

Bill Wright heads up on 'Anthill Direct' while Eldo's Tower 2 looms in the Background. Photo by Tony Bubb, 2005.

The 5th pitch through the roof.

The start of runout pitch 3.

Midway up pitch 2.

The final moves of pitch 4 are easy but very exposed.

Travis finding some exposure on pitch 4 of Anthill Direct.

Me leading towards the second roof on pitch two of Anthill Direct.

Christa climbs as the Bastille falls away in the background.

Some of us are allergic to the poison ivy on P2, and I wore a neck gaiter, but the oil is tenacious.

Jason about to go up the last (crux) pitch of Antill Direct!

Heading out on the third pitch.

Lisa prepares to send the crux on the last pitch of the route, while her belayer annoyingly takes photos.

Blake Enyart right below the P2 roof crux.

Movin' along on easy ground after the 5.6 traverse.

John leading pitch three (5.6 R) of Anthill Direct.

Monty Reagan on Anthill Direct's third pitch.

Mark Hayes starting up the runout traverse on pitch 3.

Unknown climber on Anthill Direct as seen from Redguard.

Great times on Anthill Direct.

The second pitch. Be cautious of poison ivy at the start of this pitch.

Stacy Bender on the runout traverse on the third pitch.

Greg and Dave topping out.

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