my dad celebrating getting to the top on his first multipitch climb. battle wounds for proof.

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my dad celebrating getting to the top on his first multipitch climb. battle wounds for proof.

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Hanging gardens is the large rock face on left side of the photo, Tom's Thumb is on the right

One week a way from turning 6. Gavin's first multipitch trad route. Photo:Angela Mabe (mommy)

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Feb 27, 2017

“my dad celebrating getting to the top on his first multipitch climb. battle wounds for proof. ”

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Route, plus 70m rap stations

Nearing the first belay. Notice the entire route is visible from this vantage point.

Hanging Gardens - Gardener's Wall

Hanging gardens is the large rock face on left side of the photo, Tom's Thumb is on the right

my dad celebrating getting to the top on his first multipitch climb. battle wounds for proof.

One week a way from turning 6. Gavin's first multipitch trad route. Photo:Angela Mabe (mommy)

Hannah coming up the very fun first pitch. Splitter! If only it were steeper, and longer...

Doug starts off on Pitch 2.

Scrambling off the back directly behind the HG anchors. There is a small ledge (1-2 feet wide) that ramps down to the right of this photo. Then you scramble down the boulders. At one point you do have to stem to get down, but the drop is only about 8 feet

Some of the second pitch of Hanging Gardens.

Hanging Gardens, Gardener Wall, McDowell Mountains

The diagonal crack that starts pitch 2 abruptly angles upwards and widens for the last 60ft.

Looking up at the second pitch from the hanging belay. Its a little bit further to the start of the diagonal crack then the picture suggests, maybe 8ft over the chains.

Good Exposure right off the deck... 2nd placement

I had a full set of hexes, nuts and 4 BD Camalots (.5,1,2,3). The crack on the second pitch is pretty gunked up with dirt and debris, so some of the passive pro placements seemed a bit sketchy at times. Bring a brush so you can clean out the cracks on the second pitch a bit.

Start of pitch 2, protects really well, could probably lead it all with nuts and hexes

Jon and Doug waiting for me to arrive at the belay. Its another double rope rappel on 60m from the hanging belay.

Doug making short work of pitch two. The picture was shot with a telephoto lens from the ground.

At the hanging belay.

Climbing the first pitch.

Kyle getting into the 2nd pitch

Doug leading away from the hanging belay. The diagonal crack turns upward just out of view on the right.

Opening moves on the Arizona classic.<br>
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April 2008

Me staring up the first pitch

Evelyn finishing up the first pitch

Beautiful Start to Hanging Gardens - Crusin and Bruisin, is the Dark chimney up and to the right...

Climbers over on Hanging Garden's. Shot taken from the top of the Phantom.

Top of first pitch

Leading the first left angling crack at the beginning of the route

Descending on double ropes to the hanging belay

Evelyn beginning the first rap

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