Royal Columns 2015 – chossclimbers

Royal Columns 2015

Cactus Love

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Summary

Royal Columns — The gang on the hike out.

Another fun day at Tieton: some new friends, some old, and some classic crack climbing. Went to the sunny Royal Columns and to our pleasant surprise found almost no other climbers! Climbed the X-Factor (5.8), Developing Arms (5.9), Cross-Eyed And Painless (5.9), Orange Sunshine (5.10b), The Cutting Edge (5.7), and Solar King (5.11a).

Photos

Royal Columns — Lauren and Justin about to enjoy their first day of climbing. Royal Columns, Tieton, WA (May 2015).

X Factor — Shirley leading X Factor (5.8).

X Factor — Justin starting up X Factor (5.8) belayed by Lauren (May 2015).

Developing Arms — Leading Developing Arms (5.9) belayed by Haydar (May 2015).

Cross-Eyed And Painless — Shirley staring up Cross-Eyed And Painless (5.9).

Cross-Eyed And Painless — Shirley entering the crux of Cross-Eyed And Painless. Lauren is on Developing Arms (May 2015).

Cross-Eyed And Painless — Shirley nearing the top of the Cross-Eyed And Painless (5.9) route (May 2015).

Orange Sunshine — Leading Orange Sunshine belayed by Haydar (May 2015).

Orange Sunshine — And into the crux of the route – a nice steep finger locks section (May 2015).

Orange Sunshine — Haydar entering the finger crack section of Orange Sunshine.

Orange Sunshine — More Haydar on Orange Sunshine action.

Orange Sunshine — Haydar making the mantle move (crux) atop of Orange Sunshine (May 2015).

The Cutting Edge — Shirley starting up The Cutting Edge (5.7) belayed by Haydar (May 2015).

Orange Sunshine — Justin working the Orange Sunshine (May 2015).

The Cutting Edge — Higher on the fun route (May 2015).

The Cutting Edge — More Cutting Edge action (May 2015).

The Cutting Edge — Topping out.

Solar King — Starting up Solar King (5.11a) – three hard moves (quite a headache for me) to reach a 5.9 crack (May 2015).

Solar King — Haydar on Solar King (May 2015).

Solar King — Shirley seconding (third-ing?) Solar King (5.11a). Haydar at the base is demonstrating the slick-as-snottness nature of the starting crux (May 2015).

Jam Exam — …and Justin on Jam Exam.

Royal Columns — Haydar baking in the mid-May sun at the Royal Columns.

Jam Exam — Lauren on Jam Exam (5.9).

Royal Columns — Hiking down (May 2015).

Royal Columns — The gang on the hike out with the Royal Columns in the background (May 2015).

Royal Columns — Cooling off in the river after a fun day of climbing at the Royal Columns (May 2015).

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