 At the red dot. we cut east (left)... |
 ..and zig-zagged over the ledges to get to the normal start for the Rainbow Wall climb. A few years back we found another route that went up a crack on the west side of the waterfall, and that route was pretty sketchy, involving a very steep mossy wall. |
 Barb and Jodie just above the red dot on the map. |
 Pic by Jodie, of me climbing to bowl. |
 pic by Jodie, looking up... |
 pic by Jodie, base of Rainbow Wall (technical route). |
 Juniper Peak in back |
 Pic by Jodie. We've crossed into the next drainage east, and are going for a traverse that avoids the first fixed rope. |
 Pic by Jodie, I started on the upper part of the traverse, then went low to offer assists if needed... |
 ... but nobody needed it, and Jodie took time to take this pic of me from her precarious perch. |
 pic by Jodie -- Barb has just traversed. |
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 I go up on the right side of the 2nd fixed rope. I learned thi way from Barb; she had slippery Merrill boots that day, and I asked her to use the fixed rope! Pic by Jodie. |
 Jodie comes up fixed rope. |
 The "Peak" of Rainbow Wall. |
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 The peak of Rainbow Wall, with Juniper Ridge to right. |
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 On top of Rainbow Peak, Rainbow Wall in back to N. |
 Wilson to S. |
 View E of Barb and Jodie on Rainbow Peak, 6810'. |
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 Next goal, Rainbow "Wall," 6924' |
 We start up the ledges west of Rainbow Peak |
 View down the ledges |
 Barb comes directly up the face. |
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 Rainbow Peak in back (to east). |
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 Now we're on Rainbow Wall, view ~E over 6810' "Peak." |
 View NE over Juniper |
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 We start down W side of Rainbow "Wall." |
 pic by Jodie; I head NE to traverse a dryfall on W side of the "Wall." |
 View E from Gunsight Peak |
 View ~N to Bridge (L) and Bridge Point (R) |
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 This picture is not as strange as it looks. Jodie was in back of Barb. |
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 Descending E at top of Gunsight Notch |
 View E from Gunsight Notch. |
 Below chockstone in lower Gunsight Notch. |
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