EISPIRATEN

Some select pictures with some captions and whatnot.


Morning


Aye


Hidden J


Balance


Nice


Time for lunch


International


Fecal meteor


Top Secret (Not so much)


Ace Dick 5.10


Looking up Ace Dick, which is easy peasy for the first few moves, then gets into OMFG status with a funky dyno on LICHEN!



Can't climb a 5.10 without Five Ten shooooz!!!!



Johnny during his dyno assault on the (first of two) crux. 6 falls? Hell yeah, son!


Kinda unnamed route, 5.7 R (runout), conveniently uses same slung horn as Ace Dick.


Johnny's smiley cuts


Badass stick insect!


5 point equalized mega bomber anchor of eternal peril and mild to moderate ropedrag.


Go for a look



2nd crux, looking at the "fun" moves. Woulda been arright friction if there wasn't any lichen.



Ugly guy on rappel


Looksee


Tourists!

did you walk all the way up to CL?!

Yeah, up and back. It's 7 miles or so, according to Google Earth. 3rd time I've done this. I would prefer a motor vehicle of some sort, as we're usually carrying a lot of weight. Ideas welcome.

Nice pics ryan.

Nice work Taco, looks like I missed some fun rock climbing.

Have you considered putting bikes on the back of the car and riding those up to the section you are climbing? And does anyone know when the "Crystal Lake" area will open? It's been hinted at for some time but does anyone realy know?

Mountain biking from Highway 2 down to that section would be easy, then down to the gate by the west fork on your way out with another car waiting would also be nice - hard part is getting the car that's up on highway 2

Area is supposed to be open in November.

I used a bike once. Walked it up, rode it down. I don't have a functioning bike anymore, and no $$$$$.

lichen is your bestestestttest friend! =D

Badass climbing, lunch and SWORD!! You always seem to find some cool looking creatures along the way -- love that!

Aye, the tarantula was out awful early in the year.

that is the awesomest top roping technique.

So...the titanium spork saves enough weight to allow you to carry the machete?

Two machetes. 8)