Lower Gorge Moderates

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Summary

Wasted Words
Leading Wasted Words (5.10a) on Catwalk Cliff (Nov. 2009).

November 2009 – a quick day in the Lower Gorge with some easier lines on the menu. Shirley led: Patent Leather Pump (5.9), Conversion Excursion (5.10a), and Lost Souls (5.9). I led: Wasted Words (5.10a), Greasy Spoon (5.10a), and On The Spot(5.9).

Photos

Abraxas
Unknown party on the Tombstone Crack pitch of Abraxas route on The Monument (Nov. 2009).
Abraxas
Unknown party on the Tombstone Crack pitch of Abraxas route on The Monument (Nov. 2009).
Patent Leather Pump
Shirley leading the nice Patent Leather Pump...used to be rated 5.10a in the first edition of Watts' book but got a demotion to a 5.9 in the new edition (the latter is probably more spot on; Nov. 2009).
Patent Leather Pump
Shirley leading Patent Leather Pump (5.10a) on Catwalk Cliff ...belayed by yours truly (Nov. 2009).
Wasted Words
Leading Wasted Words (5.10a) on Catwalk Cliff (Nov. 2009).
Wasted Words
Shirley seconding Wasted Words (5.10a; Nov. 2009).
Lost Souls
Shirley starting up Lost Souls (5.9; Nov. 2009).
Lost Souls
Shirley leading Lost Souls (5.9) on the Catwalk Cliff (Nov. 2009).
Lost Souls
Shirley leading Lost Souls (5.9) on the Catwalk Cliff. Wasted Words (5.10a) veers right up the wide crack (Nov. 2009).
Lower Gorge
Blondie enjoying a late fall day in the Lower Gorge (Nov. 2009).
Greasy Spoon
Leading Greasy Spoon (5.10a; Nov. 2009).
Greasy Spoon
Leading Greasy Spoon route (5.10a) on Catwalk Cliff (Nov. 2009).
Conversion Excursion
Shirley starting up Conversion Excursion (5.10a) on the Catwalk Cliff (Nov. 2009).
Conversion Excursion
Shirley leading Conversion Excursion (5.10a) on Catwalk Cliff. A decent line with the crux coming right off the deck (Nov. 2009).
On The Spot
Leading the forgettable On The Spot (5.9) on the Catwalk Cliff (Nov. 2009).
On The Spot
Leading On The Spot (5.9) on Catwalk Cliff....a forgettable line but for the sake of completeness... (Nov. 2009).

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