Lazy October

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Summary

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Shirley topping out on an unknown route (1st pitch) just right of Bee Line on Stronghold Dome (Oct. 2011).

Tried to climb some local choss but things did not work out. One fine Saturday morning at the base of a fairly loose and shitty looking piece of rock, we discovered that we had forgotten our helmets. Another weekend, we realized that the chossy rock was still wet from previous day’s downpour. Then there was that trip (or was it two?) to Smith that ended in a nice breakfast in Redmond (1 block west of the main drag in d-town Red….forget the name). Deep down I think we were just unmotivated. There was also that one trip to Cochise where we did some tiny stuff on day one but failed on the main objective the following day. Oh well. Here’s to a more productive November.

Photos

Tieton
At the base of some Tieton chosspile (Oct. 2011).
Goose Egg Mountain
Goose Egg Mountain on a morning after a rain storm (Oct. 2011).
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Shirley starting up an unknown route (Stronghold Dome) on the left side of Bee Line (5.9ish; Oct. 2011).
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Shirley leading the nice line (name unknown) to the left of Bee Line route on Stronghold Dome. Easy crack to a wide groove with bolts (Oct. 2011).
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Shirley leading the first pitch of an unknown route on Stronghold Dome (5.8-5.9ish). Classic Bee Line is just to the right (Oct. 2011).
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Starting up the nice pitch on Stronghold Dome (Oct. 2011).
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Following Shirley's lead up the cool pitch (Oct. 2011).
East Stronghold
Looking towards the Rockfellows Domes from Stronghold Dome (Oct. 2011).
Forest Lawn
Unknown climbers atop Forest Lawn (5.9) route (the lower, left facing dihedral below the climbers) as seen from Stronghold Dome (Oct. 2011).
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Starting up the first pitch (5.10ish) of an unknown route to the right of Bee Line on Stronghold Dome (Oct. 2011).

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Shirley following the same 5.10 pitch (Oct. 2011).
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Shirley following the 5.10 pitch right of Bee Line on Stronghold Dome (Oct. 2011).
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Shirley following an unknown line on Stronghold Dome (5.10ish) belayed by yours truly (Oct. 2011).
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Shirley topping out on an unknown route (1st pitch) just right of Bee Line on Stronghold Dome (Oct. 2011).

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