Lower Gorge Moderates

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Summary

Wasted Words

Leading Wasted Words (5.10a) on Catwalk Cliff (Nov. 2009).

November 2009 – a quick day in the Lower Gorge with some easier lines on the menu. Shirley led: Patent Leather Pump (5.9), Conversion Excursion (5.10a), and Lost Souls (5.9). I led: Wasted Words (5.10a), Greasy Spoon (5.10a), and On The Spot(5.9).

Photos

Abraxas

Unknown party on the Tombstone Crack pitch of Abraxas route on The Monument (Nov. 2009).

Abraxas

Unknown party on the Tombstone Crack pitch of Abraxas route on The Monument (Nov. 2009).

Patent Leather Pump

Shirley leading the nice Patent Leather Pump...used to be rated 5.10a in the first edition of Watts' book but got a demotion to a 5.9 in the new edition (the latter is probably more spot on; Nov. 2009).

Patent Leather Pump

Shirley leading Patent Leather Pump (5.10a) on Catwalk Cliff ...belayed by yours truly (Nov. 2009).

Wasted Words

Leading Wasted Words (5.10a) on Catwalk Cliff (Nov. 2009).

Wasted Words

Shirley seconding Wasted Words (5.10a; Nov. 2009).

Lost Souls

Shirley starting up Lost Souls (5.9; Nov. 2009).

Lost Souls

Shirley leading Lost Souls (5.9) on the Catwalk Cliff (Nov. 2009).

Lost Souls

Shirley leading Lost Souls (5.9) on the Catwalk Cliff. Wasted Words (5.10a) veers right up the wide crack (Nov. 2009).

Lower Gorge

Blondie enjoying a late fall day in the Lower Gorge (Nov. 2009).

Greasy Spoon

Leading Greasy Spoon (5.10a; Nov. 2009).

Greasy Spoon

Leading Greasy Spoon route (5.10a) on Catwalk Cliff (Nov. 2009).

Conversion Excursion

Shirley starting up Conversion Excursion (5.10a) on the Catwalk Cliff (Nov. 2009).

Conversion Excursion

Shirley leading Conversion Excursion (5.10a) on Catwalk Cliff. A decent line with the crux coming right off the deck (Nov. 2009).

On The Spot

Leading the forgettable On The Spot (5.9) on the Catwalk Cliff (Nov. 2009).

On The Spot

Leading On The Spot (5.9) on Catwalk Cliff....a forgettable line but for the sake of completeness... (Nov. 2009).

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