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Summary

Shirley on pitch 2 of Heart Of Gold (5.10a). Martin Cash is that belay below about to lead the pitch as well. Leavenworth, WA, May 2006.

An outing with Haydar and Martin to Leavenworth in May of 2006. In addition to the Classic Crack (5.8+), we climbed the very nice 4-pitch Heart Of Gold on the Duty Dome high above Icicle Creek Road. Enjoyable climbing with the cruxes being slabs. I don’t recall what if anything else we climbed that weekend.

Photos

Heart Of Gold (5.10-)

April blooms on the approach to the Heart Of Gold route above Icicle Road (April 2006).

Starting up pitch 1 of Heart Of Gold (5.10-) high above the Icicle Creek Road (Apr. 2006).

Shirley following pitch 1 of Heart Of Gold (5.10a) in Leavenworth (May 2006).

Starting up pitch 2 of Heart Of Gold (May 2006).

Higher on pitch 2 of Heart Of Gold (I think! May 2006).

Shirley following pitch 2 of Heart Of Gold. Haydar and Martin are the belay below (May 2006).

Shirley on pitch 2 of Heart Of Gold (5.10a). Martin Cash is that belay below about to lead the pitch as well. Leavenworth, WA, May 2006.

Martin leading pitch 2 of Heart Of Gold (5.10-; May 2006).

Shirley nearing the top of the third (crux) pitch of Heart Of Gold (5.10a) route - a very nice 4-pitch slab climb. Martin is about to set off on the lead of the same pitch. Icicle Creek Valley is below (Apr. 14, 2006).

Martin topping out on the fourth and final pitch of Heart Of Gold high above the Icicle Creek Road (May 2006).

Shirley atop Heart Of Gold route (5.10-) on Duty Dome in Leavenworth (May 2006).

Classic Crack (5.8+)

Shirley starting up the Classic Crack in Leavenworth (May 13, 2006).

Shirley leading Classic Crack (5.8+) with yours truly belaying. Photo credit: Haydar (thanks man!). May 13, 2006.

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