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Summary
Following pitch 2 of White Satin (5.7). The flake is a bit creaky and unnerving (Feb. 2008).
The weekend of October 9th and 10th in 2008. We hit up the Lower Gorge on Saturday where I led
Old And In The Way (5.10c) and Shirley did
Quasar (5.10a). Neither of us sent however. On Sunday, we went to the main area where we did
White Satin (5.9, 3 pitches) again. This time Shirley led the whole thing and it was as fun as the first time around.
Photos
Saturday
Shirley starting up the beautiful Quasar (5.10a) on the Catwalk Cliff in the Lower Gorge (Feb. 2008).
Shirley staring up Quasar (5.10a). This is just before the crux (IMHO; Feb. 2008).
Shirley leading the sustained Quasar (5.10a; Feb. 2008).
Shirley near the top of Quasar (5.10a; Feb. 2008).
Leading Old And In The Way (5.10c) in the Lower Gorge (Feb. 2008).
Sunday
Blondie hiding out from the long arm of the law at the base of White Satin (Feb. 2008).
Shirley leading pitch 1 of White Satin (Feb. 2008).
Shirley leading pitch 2 of White Satin (Feb. 2008).
Shirley leading pitch 2 of White Satin. This is the hand traverse around a precarious flake near the top of the pitch (Feb. 2008).
Following pitch 2 of White Satin (5.7). The flake is a bit creaky and unnerving (Feb. 2008).
Following the hand traverse around the chunky flake near the top of pitch 2 of White Satin. Shirley's belaying (Feb. 2008).
Doing a bit of route cleaning (a loose flake) on pitch 2 of White Satin (Feb. 2008).
Looking down river from atop pitch 2 of White Satin (5.9; Feb. 2008).
Shirley leading the beautiful money pitch (#3, 5.9) on White Satin (Feb. 2008).
An unknown party on pitch 3 of Zebra-Zion route on Morning Glory Wall. View is from top of pitch 2 of White Satin on the Smith Rock Group (Feb. 2008).
Shirley leading pitch 3 of White Satin belayed by yours truly (Feb. 2008).
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