St. Vitus’ Dance

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Blodgett Canyon

Blodgett Canyon, MT (Aug. 2013).

Two for two weekends of getting rained off something. At least this time we got a bit of climbing in. Did the 5-pitch St. Vitus’ Dance (5.9) on a marginal weather sort of Sunday morning and by the time we topped out on the Apron it was drizzling (& raining when we hiked down to the car). Plans to continue onto the upper wall were scrapped in favor of coffee and breakfast. It’s a nice route and a quick way of reaching the upper wall – short approach, not sustained, no delicate slabs just secure and fast crack climbing.

Hamilton, MT

Blodgett Canyon

Blodgett Canyon. The Prow formation is in the background (Aug. 2013).


Hamilton, MT

Hamilton, MT (Aug. 2013).


Hamilton, MT

Bitter Root Brew Pub in Hamilton, MT (Aug. 2013).


Blodgett Canyon

Smokey and soon to be very stormy Blodgett Canyon in Montana (Aug. 2013).


Blodgett Canyon

Leading pitch 1 of something in Blodgett Canyon…doesn’t matter what, we didn’t get much further (Aug. 2013).


Hamilton, MT

Shirley blending in with the flowers on a street in Hamilton, MT (Aug. 2013).


Hamilton, MT

Waiting out the t-storms in Hamilton, MT (Aug. 2013).


Hamilton, MT

Mid-yawn in Hamilton, MT (Aug. 2013).


Hamilton, MT

Hamilton, MT (Aug. 2013).

Squamish, BC

St. Vitus' Dance

Pitch 1 proper (above a root-pulling approach pitch) of St. Vitus’ Dance – this one is known as St. Vitus’ Dance Direct (5.10a; Aug. 2013).


St. Vitus' Dance

Shirley belaying me on the St. Vitus’ Dance Direct (our pitch 2; Aug. 2013).


St. Vitus' Dance

Leading pitch 2 (3 overall) of St. Vitus’ Dance. If you have large mitts, this will feel like a 5.7 until a single exit move at the top…if you have small mitts it’s 5.9 (Aug. 2013).


St. Vitus' Dance

Shirley stating up pitch 2 (3 overall) of St. Vitus’ Dance. Trees below are on Baseline Ledge which itself sits 2 pitches off the ground (Aug. 2013).


St. Vitus' Dance

Shirley topping out on pitch 2 of St. Vitus’ Dance (Aug. 2013).


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Pitch 3 of St. Vitus’ Dance – very fun climbing (Aug. 2013).


St. Vitus' Dance

Pitch 4 (5th overall) of St. Vitus’ Dance. Again, 5.7 if you have large hands (Aug. 2013).


St. Vitus' Dance

Shirley nearing the Broadway Ledge at the top of St. Vitus’ Dance. The soon-to-be rainy Squamish is below (Aug. 2013).


The Squaw

The Squaw as seen from the top of the Apron (Aug. 2013).


St. Vitus' Dance

Who is this giant next to Shirley?? Trick photography as all who know us know that I’m a 5’3″ flower of a man (Aug. 2013).


St. Vitus' Dance

Back at the car in the rain (Aug. 2013).


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