 Map of the environs |
 View S to NGA just before one drops E to gully on W side of East Northgate. This is a side view of long thin ridge. We will head to saddle on "snout" just L of main peak. |
 Jodie's pic of us ascending mainly class 2 slabs to saddle |
 This is an older pic, view SW from saddle, with route annotations mentioned in subsequent captions. |
 Jerry spots Cheryl on way to lower rap tree. View is N between two Northgate Peaks |
 Gearing up at lower rap tree |
 I'm above "aid-off-tree," view NE |
 Folks hike up to finger crack |
 Cheryl inches around finger crack. I think I was the only one who actually used my fingers! |
 Jodie starts around finger crack |
 This view down shows why this is a hard place. The exposure below the crack is substantial. |
 Pic of me spotting folks still at crack, John climbs up. |
 Chad reaches ridgeline |
 View NE along ridgeline |
 South Guardian Angel (SGA). West Temple and Kinesava on skyline. |
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 More views NE |
 View to SW of folks on summit |
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 Chad |
 West Temple |
 Heading back down to finger crack |
 Chad comes around finger crack ledge with what now seems like a very big pack! |
 Jodie's pic of me as I set up a line over steep ramps above Horizontal Tree |
 Jodie's pic of me rapping down to avoid aid-off-tree (line is N of ascent) |
 My view of Jodie about to rap. I had camera ready in one hand; I don't like to take photos when I belay! |
 Jerry raps down (Jodie pic) |
 Me belaying Cheryl |
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 John and Janice wait to descend to lower rap tree |
 West Northgate from route to lower rap |
 Janice negotiates slabs en route (Jodie pic) |
 Folks wait by lower rap tree |
 Jodie raps down |
 Jodie's pic of me belaying. |
 View back S to saddle |
 Now we're on West Northgate, view ~S past NGA to SGA |
 View NW |
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 Next day Jodie and I drove across to east side of Zion to climb Nippletop. |
 Our camp, early morn on Kolob Terrace. |
 View of West Temple from near camp. |
 Starting up, view W to West Temple. |
 View S to Nippletop. At right is thin ridge that gives access. |
 View ~N |
 Now we're on main peak, view back to thin ridge. |
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 There is an easy class 3 summit block, that does require faith in footing, else it may seem a bit spooky for last move. |
 Jodie climbs up summit block. |
 View W, West Temple framed by Bridge Mt at L, East Temple at R |
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 Telephoto of West Temple |
 Pippers |
 Don't ask |
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 View S |
 Heading back down one of few class 3 spots |
 The thin ridge to N |
 Jodie starts across thin ridge (view S) |
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 Jodie and pano view |
 View N as we are about to cross lower slabs (slickrock) |