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Late afternoon sun warming up the 6th pitch of Ruper in February.
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Photo by Mike DeGuire.

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Michael Komarnitsky

Oct 21, 2002

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Late afternoon sun warming up the 6th pitch of Ruper in February.
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Photo by Mike DeGuire.

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Photo: Steiny.

Kent Korbel on 'Upper Ruper (5.7)' on Eldo's Redgarden Wall. Photo by Tony Bubb, 2003.

Upper Ramp rappel route. To descend from Upper Ruper, do the 100' Chockstone Chimney rappel to the Upper Ramp. From the base of Chockstone Chimney, scramble up a short slab and down the other side to a bolted rappel anchor by the tree shown in the photo. <em>Note: tree is now gone.</em> A 60' rappel takes you to a stance with bolts and chains. An 80' rappel takes you to Vertigo Ledge. Follow Vertigo Ledge uphill until it meets the West Face trail.

Following the incomparable guide Heidi Wirtz up the 5th pitch (permission Heidi Wirtz).

Henry committing to the traverse on pitch 3 on a beautiful April morning.

brian leading the 4th&5th pitch as one long 150ft stretch amazing section of rock!!!!

Stacy Bender at the crux of the Ruper Traverse.

Irina Overeem leading the steep 5.6 corner on upper Ruper.

Sarah Shull following the third pitch of Ruper (5.8), in Eldo. Photo by Tony Bubb.

Couple of friendly guys from Washington on upper Ruper 4/10/09 hope they had fun!

Looking down to the Belay below "The Crack".

Michelle Moffat follows Chris Parks on 'Upper Ruper (5.7)' on Eldo's Redgarden Wall. Photo by Tony Bubb, 2003.

The 6th pitch traverse showing sufficient protection opportunities. While the Ruper Traverse on P3 may feel more exposed, I personally find this traverse to be a bit more spicy on account of the poor rock quality. However, more than enough protection opportunities exist; just look around!

The fifth pitch of beautiful upper Ruper; October 13, 2002.

The beginning of the upper wall, prime setting, prime climbing.

A climber working up the Rover Crack variation (photo from the base of the route).

Bill Wright runs up Ruper's (5.8) 3rd pitch. Photo by Tony Bubb, 4/'07

Larry makes way over to start the stellar Ruper Crack.

Ron Olsen at the crux on the last pitch of upper Ruper. The loose pin is at his feet; the solid pin is at his waist.

Unknown climber midway up pitch 5 (2nd pitch above the Upper Ramp).

Unknown climbers on the 5th and 6th pitch. One party is on the top/6th pitch. The leader of another part is most of the way up the 5th pitch.

Irina Overeem placing pro at the end of the Ruper traverse.

An unknown couple on Ruper's finish. 5/19/12.

John finding a no hands rest stop on pitch 3.

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