Broughton With Andrew

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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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