 The odd extra loop reflects a rescue of sorts ("r-r-rope!"). |
 The snow-covered peak at L is now called "South Gate;" the snow-covered peak at R is east of Muddy, and is now called Luxor. |
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 This route has a wide variation in terrain |
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 Now we approach what are now called "Fire Cliffs" |
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 Stuff is about to get real. |
 Folks wait to climb a wall, that used to be stiff class 3 with lots of holds. However, conditions were wet and the sandstone was brittle... |
 ...so when Peter (in red) climbed high, several holds broke and left him stranded. Tom T. had 100' rope, so I quickly climbed at left and over to the ledge above Peter. |
 Susan M. took this telephoto, which foreshortens the image somewhat. I then meat-anchored behind a ledge, and Peter climbed out. The next month I was sent a book to review; it included this route. I quickly told the author it was no longer viable, and he said "too late to change the book." |
 Now we are heading SSE by the 794T on the map, to the ledge called Raven's Balcony. |
 I've gone NE along the ledges, and am looking back SE at folks. |
 Next I will go to the rock behind Judy, which is now called "Fire Cliffs Highpoint." |
 I'm on top of the HP looking at the group. My pack, with GPS, is the gray lump at L, so this side-trip doesn't appear on my track. |
 My aim was to get up and down this lump before the other folks finished break. |
 View to SW from HP |
 The route I took up involved one step over crappy rock (10 yrs later I went back and was surprised how easy this was!) |
 On the way back I found this safer crack route. |
 Back with the group and my gray pack! |
 It was such a beautiful route. |
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 View back at the HP (I think!) |
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