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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