Peregrinator
Hooded On A Hill
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Climbing at Leavenworth today...with Atmas, my oldest and closest friend, one of the two guys I took climbing lessons with 13 years ago. There's something wonderful about climbing with an old and trusted partner...just a glance and you know that if you fall, he'll catch you with a tight belay. You check each other's knots without saying anything about it, because you both know it's not an ego thing. You each know the other's strengths and weaknesses. You know when to offer "beta," the suggestions and coaching that climbers yell to each other, and when to back off and let him flail.
And flail we did. Here are a few pics. The route is the obvious crack and is called "Gibson's Crack." I have no idea who Gibson is.
Atmas on rappel, on the way down:
And the short but annoying talus scramble to the road:
And flail we did. Here are a few pics. The route is the obvious crack and is called "Gibson's Crack." I have no idea who Gibson is.
Atmas on rappel, on the way down:
And the short but annoying talus scramble to the road: