The Bend 2015 – chossclimbers

The Bend 2015

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Summary

Heartbreak Of Psoriasis — Shirley & Haydar taking in the warm sunshine.

A bit of the good ol’ days of cragging as our friend Haydar joined us for a quick in & out to The Bend. We visited the far left side of the cliff for the first time and climbed three new (for us) routes: Alar (5.8), Mutiny In Manila (5.10a) and Heartbreak Of Psoriasis (5.10c). Then it got hot, we lost motivation and enjoyed some Mex food on the way home.

Photos

Tieton — Twelve years of flying by this place and this was the first time we actually stopped by (via a 2 mile u-turn). Somewhere between Goldendale and Yakima there is a Greek bakery (monastery actually). We found some tasty stuff including…

Tieton — …tasty and rich baklava.

Alar — Shirley starting up Alar (5.8) on the north side of The Bend. Photo by Haydar (May 2015).

Alar — Exiting Alar via the left side (wide) crack…perhaps we should’ve checked the book (May 2015).

Heartbreak Of Psoriasis — Blondie taking a nice long whiff of spring air at The Bend (May 2015).

Alar — Shirley in the money section of Alar.

The Bend — Springtime at The Bend (May 2015).

Mutiny In Manila — Leading the nice Mutiny In Manila (5.10a). Photo by Haydar (May 2015).

Mutiny In Manila — Finishing Mutiny In Manila – nice finger to thin hands crack with sufficient rest stems to keep things at 10-.

Mutiny In Manila — Shirley on Mutiny In Manila (May 2015).

Heartbreak Of Psoriasis — Starting up Heartbreak Of Psoriasis (5.10c). Fingers to thin hands to fingers. Photo by Haydar (May 2015).

Heartbreak Of Psoriasis — About midway up.

Heartbreak Of Psoriasis — Good climbing on Heartbreak Of Psoriasis (May 2015).

Heartbreak Of Psoriasis — More of Haydar on Heartbreak Of Psoriasis.

Heartbreak Of Psoriasis — Tieton River (May 2015).

Heartbreak Of Psoriasis — Haydar topping out on Heartbreak Of Psoriasis (5.10c).

Heartbreak Of Psoriasis — Shirley & Haydar taking in the warm sunshine atop the cliffs (May 2015).

The Bend — Blondie almost done with the crux of her day – a cable bridge with a deck featuring some large holes…not a problem in her youth but at 15 years old, it was exciting (May 2015).

The Bend — Haydar, Shirley & Blondie hiking back to the car (May 2015).

The Bend — The Bend from the hike-out. The routes we did that day are on the far left in the shade (May 2015).

The Bend — North end (left side) of The Bend (May 2015).

The Bend — Blondie and Haydar sharing a bowl of water.

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