Broughton With Andrew

Southwest Face (Steins Pillar)

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Summary

Sesame Street
Sesame Street.
Seems these days the only time we can muster enough motivation for local (r<350 miles) cragging is when we have friends join us.  Andrew was up for some Broughton Bluff chossaneering on this fine Sunday morning.  We did the Hanging Gardens opening pitch(es?) to reach the short but very fun Sesame Street (9+).  Also climbed Sheer Energy (10-) to Sheer Stress finish (9).  A fun morning of climbing and we never had to be more than 20 minutes away from good coffee and brunch.

Photos

Hanging Gardens
Andrew leading the opening pitch of Hanging Gardens (Apr. 2014).

Broughton Bluff
Killer.

Hanging Gardens
Andrew higher on Hanging Gardens (Apr. 2014).

Hanging Gardens
Shirley following the opener of Hanging Gardens belayed by Andrew (Apr. 2014).

Broughton Bluff
Views from the Hanging Gardens Wall at Broughton Bluff (Apr. 2014).

Sesame Street
Andrew & Shirley hanging out at the base of Sesame Street (atop the Hanging Gardens pitch).

Sesame Street
Leading the very fun Sesame Street (5.9+).

Sesame Street
Andrew on another walk up Sesame Street (Apr. 2014).

Sesame Street
Shirley enjoying the fun if short Sesame Street (5.9+; Apr. 2014).

Sesame Street
Shirley rapping down from Sesame Street…the plumb line of the ropes shows the steepness of the pitch (Apr. 2014).

Sheer Energy
Andrew hanging out with some wolves.

Sheer Energy
The delicate Sheer Energy face climbing (Apr. 2014).

Sheer Energy
Shirley just past the crux of Sheer Energy (Apr. 2014).

Sheer Energy
Shirley topping out on Sheer Energy (Apr. 2014).

Sheer Stress
Leading pitch 2 of Sheer Stress. Shirley is belaying from atop Sheer Energy…kinda in the bushes (Apr. 2014).

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