Third-classing The Bong

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Third-classing The Bong

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Climbing The Bong on a breezy winter day.

Part of the infamous "Down Climb" to get back to your stuff. Only about a 20 ft fall if you miss this jump.

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Chris D

May 3, 2010

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Route in blue, approach on right, walkoff on left

Elisabeth placing on The Bong

April Davidson on the Bong

Climbing The Bong on a breezy winter day.

Third-classing The Bong

Part of the infamous "Down Climb" to get back to your stuff. Only about a 20 ft fall if you miss this jump.

Team solo, with Jetstream.

Gear anchors set in horizontal crack that lies above "The Bong" and several of its adjacent routes. Crack on large ledge set 20+ feet from the top of the climbs.

View of the campground from top o the bong.

Sometimes I think that the downclimb and getting back to your pack is the most difficult part of this route.

Picture of the easily by-passed overhang section of The Bong (picture taken on rappel, May 2010).

Lots of gear options for anchors

Close up of a portion of The Bong walkoff

The Bong - Walkoff route

Almost to the crux

Hot chicks On Belay!

Troutman in evening light on The Bong

Retrieving a stuck rope near the crux move of The Bong. My left hand is on the flake that makes the move go at 5.4

The view you see after climbing The Bong. Composited from photos taken by Laws on December 11, 2009. For the full resolution, click [[here]]http://www.urbanglows.com/the_bong_panorama.jpg

Myong leading the Bong.

Sadie leading the Bong.

hitting the bong

Very fun! Downclimb is out of the photo to the left of the route

Running a train on The Bong on a chilly morning last winter

Leading the bong was awesome. Being a rookie trad climber I built a 4 piece gear anchor to bring up my second. The fifth class exposed solo down climb was scary af

Cora firing up the bong. January 2008.

The Bong from afar!

my dad is still talking about the perfect hand and fist jams on the bong

At the top

Me on The Bong, so fun!

The Bong

Rob on route

Classic Bong

Me following on The Bong.

View from belaying below my partner climbing The Bong.

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