Brian Yang (Crazyaznboy or whatever his damn lame name is here, FOOL
) and I set up to go do some climbing near the headwall of Sheep Canyon. Got to the trailhead around 1100 or so. Really nice day, all day long. I had a few spots in mind, and as always, plans don't survive first contact, so, as usual, we roll with whatever we get. We went up a crack/gully and gained a ridge next to Magical Kimchi (west ridge bordering Sheep Canyon).The rest shall be spoken wif pichurz.
I should have the video done whenever I'm not really tired, or at work, or busy.
Link to presently-incomplete route page: http://www.summitpost.org/route/431119/ ... 8-R-X.html
good looking stuff on Ontario's West Face, and Sugarloaf Peak.
Cool slab, upcoming short trad climb project, perhaps.
Brian following up the screeslopes.
Brian
Anyone know what plant this is? It stings like crazy for a while. Stinging Nettle?
Sheep Canyon
Something
Brian
"Cracks"
Looking at Telegraph
Sheep Canyon's Primary Crack, which I climbed the lower 1/2 to 1/3 of during my last visit with Marc.
Belaying Brian up pitch one, above the cracks. We selected a crack after I halfassedly led a couple that turned out to be too damn loose. Got one that wasn't as bad, moved up. All above this is much better climbing, by my standards.
View from belay stance for the 3rd pitch. (I didn't take many pics while climbing...)
Wedged rock in tree
Looking down at Icehouse Canyon
Brian doing stuff at the 3rd stance
We decided to stay away from this wide stemming portion, and head up the wall to the left. Looks like we made a good decision, based on views from the top of the chockstone.
This is the wall we went up. There is a crack on the left side, with lots of lichen and moss. I felt it was around 5.8-ish, as it felt about there but was iffy with the moss and lichen, limiting holds and destroying smearing. The crack was nice for fist jams. Rawr.
Here I am, looking like some sort of wierd 1980's Nintendo character.
Ended pitch 4, belayed Brian up to my horrible belay ledge (left him shell shocked due to rockfall, hehe). Brian wanted to 4th class the rest, as it looked fun and easy, so we did.
Brian moving up
And I caught some shots as he caught up to the top.
Brian coming up
Allahu Akbar
Brian and I at the end of the route
The "summit block" of sorts. All beyond this terrain is class 1-2 scree for a short while, to class 1 to the summit of Ontario Peak.
Crag on Ontario
Telegraph
Artsy macro shot of Metolius nuts and chocks
We walked down to see the top of the headwall for Sheep Canyon, but there were too many steps to try at this time, as we were tired.
And my favorite shot:
Tele
We moved down a gully nearer to Delker Canyon. Ic an't find my map (lost it the other day), and Google Earth ain't too helpful with the mis-represented terrain on Ontario's North Face evident on all maps I've used.
Scree skiing down, no rappelling needed.
We hit Icehouse Canyon Trail, and booked it out.
Brian at my favorite tree, the flipoff tree.
Some sunset shots
