Context map. The approach
is via Late Night Parking
off rte 160, to the climber's
BV lot. HC vehicle
recommended.
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Close-up of route.
BV canyon is so
narrow that a GPS
will not track well.
We went to the ridge
highpoint, then down
to the official BV peak,
which is atop the
rock climber's wall.
We took a short
sidetrip to Whiskey
Peak on the way down.
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2019, my buds
head W. BV is
the actually BV
peak, but not
the ridge highpoint.
BB stands for
Burlap Buttress,
and Mon is
Monument.
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Redbuds with Barb.
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Flashback to 2001.
This is the 1st climby
spot; I hardly noticed
in 2001, despite my
non-sticky boots.
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View back E in
canyon (back to 2019).
Rockclimber on BV wall.
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View W up
canyon
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View E down
canyon
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There are lots of
steep slabs, and a
big memory from
2001 was my boots
constantly slipping.
Sticky rubber stops
that.
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At limestone, view E.
The middle peaklet
is the range highpoint
(HP), immediately left is
the "true" BV peak.
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From whence we came
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The range HP is
in back; the lump
at R contains the
first two obstacles
of the ridge.
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The first obstacle
is a tunnel that
allows one to
bypass a cliff
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The next obstacle
is the bypass of a
minor peaklet, either
on left (class 2-3)
or R (class 4)
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Flashback to 2001,
view ~W. Nick N and
Doc Z come along
the "light blue line"
in previous photo...
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...the right side requires
traversing a ledge. It
doesn't look it, but
there is significant
exposure on R. Note
the pink dot. I usually
take the dark blue
route. NOT the same
as blue lines 2 photos
back.
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Flashback to 2005.
It appears most
folks start near the
light blue line
(previous photo)
and step down to the
dark blue
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From the other side
of the crux, I watch
as Jodie (2018)
crosses
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2018 again. She starts
high then steps down.
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Now we look ahead
to E. The ridge can
be traversed on the
very top, with a few
sketchy downclimbs,
but there is also a
bypass on R just
before HP
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The "true BV" is
at L
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Buds climb to HP
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I'm looking back
up and S as buds
descend to saddle
with true BV.
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View ESE from true BV
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View E from true BV
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Flashback to me
on BV almost 18
years ago. I'm
a lot grayer now.
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Buds climb back from
true BV. View ~N,
Hidden (L) and Monument
(R) peaks in back
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Barb leads us E
on Ridge. Windy
Peak in back.
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Judy and Barb
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We drop L off ridge
just before the 2 cairns.
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A view back at HP
(L) and true BV (R)
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The true BV looks
impressive from this
angle (view ~W),
2007 trip.
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East Peak is the
nubble at R of
Monument ridge.
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There is a rock
climber's walk-off
down the NE side of
the ridge, very
well-cairned, but
steep and loose.
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Buds about to drop
into saddle with
Whiskey Peak.
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On top of
Whiskey Peak
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View back at
true BV from
Whiskey
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From Whiskey
back to the saddle
is easy, but after
that there are a few
stretches that require
careful attention.
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Down from the main
nasty stuff, about
to head ~NNE to
BV canyon.
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View back W to
where we were
a few hours before
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Desert hyacinth,
also called Blue
Dick in CA.
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Turpentine broom
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Fremont phacelia
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View back W up
BV Canyon
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