Thursday, October 28, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
3 Days at Devil's Tower
Got convinced to head up to Wyoming for a few days last week and experience some of the most amazing crack climbing that the country has to offer. I only ended up seconding pitches for the trip, but it was still super exciting to climb amazing splitter cracks in one of the most unique climbing areas in the country.
Here are a few photos from the trip!
At the top of Tolgey Wood 5.10a:
The view of Devil's Tower from the base:
Cheesin':
Pitch 2 El Matador 5.10d. 160 feet of stemming. I have never hurt worse at the top of a rock climb than this one:
Still stemming:
Trying not to hurl at the top of El Matador:
On day 2 we were hexed by a chanting Native American, and swarmed with bees. Day 3, we encountered this little rattler. Possibly the spirit of the Engine?!
Getting a little no hands rest in on Pitch 2 of One Way Sunset 5.10c. You can see the .10c finger crack below. Pitch 2 is all hands. So pumped at the top of that one.
Pulling through the last jugs to the super exposed, bird crap encrusted belay on Pitch 3 of One Way Sunset. This belay literally sits about 20ft. further out from the wall than where we started climbing:
On the top with Justin after topping out One Way Sunset:
Just a few random shots of the amazing feature that is the Devil's Tower:
From afar:
Two weeks of work left then I'm officially out of Estes Park! Psyched to finish off strong with tons of work and hopefully a fair amount of extra cash in the pockets!
Here are a few photos from the trip!
At the top of Tolgey Wood 5.10a:
The view of Devil's Tower from the base:
Cheesin':
Pitch 2 El Matador 5.10d. 160 feet of stemming. I have never hurt worse at the top of a rock climb than this one:
Still stemming:
Trying not to hurl at the top of El Matador:
On day 2 we were hexed by a chanting Native American, and swarmed with bees. Day 3, we encountered this little rattler. Possibly the spirit of the Engine?!
Getting a little no hands rest in on Pitch 2 of One Way Sunset 5.10c. You can see the .10c finger crack below. Pitch 2 is all hands. So pumped at the top of that one.
Pulling through the last jugs to the super exposed, bird crap encrusted belay on Pitch 3 of One Way Sunset. This belay literally sits about 20ft. further out from the wall than where we started climbing:
On the top with Justin after topping out One Way Sunset:
Just a few random shots of the amazing feature that is the Devil's Tower:
From afar:
Two weeks of work left then I'm officially out of Estes Park! Psyched to finish off strong with tons of work and hopefully a fair amount of extra cash in the pockets!
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