Blue collar climbing!

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Blue collar climbing!

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Mark, on the upper pitches

After already climbing 25+ pitchs.<br>
Photo from the Kelly Cordes collection.

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Ben Bilbrough

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Added some emergency supplies to the stash. Obviously leave some for the next person, but if you need it, take it.

Route Overlay Epinephrine

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Chimney colors

Joanne Urioste on the chimneys during the FA, Photo Courtesy of J+J Urioste.

The descent from Black Velvet Peak

Greg Barnes replacing the final 1/4" bolts..April 2007. Thanks Greg!

Permanent stash of emergency gear at the top of Epi.

The descent from Black Velvet Peak

Roman "shadow warrior" doing the final 4th class traverse - totally covered in black (and white) ice - at night, illuminated by the glow of vegas and the nervous gaze of our headlamps

Finally coming out onto the face after the chimnneys

Going over the signature hump on the chimney pitch.

for once it helps to be shorter

Near the Summit of Black Velvet Peak.

On the Eplephant Trunk, such deserved jugs

Historic photo from the FFFA of Epinephrine (First Free Floatie Ascent)

Looking at the upper pitches of Epinephrine and the summit of Black Velvet Peak as seen from Whiskey Peak

No holds, just squeeze

Summit register and bivy site atop Epinephrine

Spectacular chimneying

Into the chimneys...

The descent from Black Velvet Peak

Coach Bombay!

one of the upper 5.7 pitches, so steep for so long...

Pitch 8 of Epinephrine--the super good stuff! April 2017. Note at least ten climbers on the rest of BV wall below and to the right of the climber.

Picture of Whiskey Peak taken from the decent off of Epinepherine...taken around sunset in March 2009

spotted near the rap tree on pitch 3, good to know only certified climbers are tackling this serious route

Patrick off the Elephant's Truck. Man this route is STEEP!

From the suspected FFFA (first free floatie ascent) of Epinephrine with Tim Opsahl on Nov 16, 2019.

B. Davidson starting up the head-wall above the opening chimney pitches of the climb.

The final ramp to the tree.

Mark, on the upper pitches

Blue collar climbing!

After already climbing 25+ pitchs.<br>
Photo from the Kelly Cordes collection.

The famous chimney pitches of Epinephrine

Epinephrine

Sunrise from the top of the first pitch. October 25th 2017

Warner, ready for a beer

Jared Coburn on one of the chimney pitches, 11/2/02.

This fairly disorienting image really captures Keith's experience on this pitch I think haha...

The last moves before the first 5.9 chimney belay (leaders note that the belay is behind and climber's right as you are facing toward the chimney)

Epinephrine Descent Google Earth (zoomed in).

Tom with amazing exposure on what was pitch 8 or so.

The Descent from Black Velvet Peak

Mark Collar enjoying a wide chimney pitch on Epinephrine

From the suspected FFFA (first free floatie ascent) of Epinephrine with Tim Opsahl on Nov 16, 2019.

Elephant's Trunk

Epinephrine Pitch 1-4:
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Rest break on p4

Epinephrine Walk Off

final exposed ramp leading to the class 2 jaunt to the summit

The big view of Epi. The climb pretty much ascends 2/3 of the way up the varnished wall, just right of the big white buttress, and finishes on that ramp sloping up and right.

Looking up at Epinephrine in a brief glow of morning light.

Epinephrine Descent Google Earth.

the second 5.9 chimney pitch (a nice handcrack provides a brief break from the offwidths/chimney)

The pitch off "The Elephants Trunk" is possibly the best pitch on the route.

Higher in the last chimney. It's almost a sport climb:-)

3rd pitch of the chimney.. awesome!

Start of the route

Our hybrid follow/haul system for the chimneys. The first pic is exaggerated to make the setup obvious. The second picture shows how the system usually looks. Super niche, requiring some nuances. More notes in the comments.

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Louisville KY

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