Rock Climbing --- 9/1/2008 --- Gunks

Day trip to the Gunks with Katie and Mike. We started the day with Son of Easy O. Then went to climb Rusty Trifle, but I ended the traverse too early and climbed Rock and Brew instead, linking the first two 5.8+ pitches to the GT ledge. This is actually a really sweet climb. Highly recommended. We rappelled from the GT ledge using the Rusty Trifle anchors, so maybe I'll find that climb next time. Then Mike led Drunkard's Delight and Katie followed it. We set an anchor near the tree at the start of the scrunchy Bloody Mary traverse, and we used that anchor to toprope the really hard face just left of Morning After. A bit contrived, but very fun. Pretty sure this is Five Tendons, 5.10d. Next I climbed the first pitch of Morning After to clean our TR anchor.

Mike was tired of climbing and decided to go bouldering :-) while Katie and I climbed Fancy Idiot just right of Bunny. I was very excited to get three new climbs in for the day. That doesn't happen very often at the Gunks.

Katie (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Katie    Gunks -- 9/1/2008

Leading the second pitch of Son of Easy O. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Leading the second pitch of Son of Easy O.    Gunks -- 9/1/2008

Leading the second pitch of Son of Easy O. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Leading the second pitch of Son of Easy O.    Gunks -- 9/1/2008

Mike following the second pitch of Son of Easy O. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Mike following the second pitch of Son of Easy O.    Gunks -- 9/1/2008

Mike leading Drunkard's Delight. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Mike leading Drunkard's Delight.    Gunks -- 9/1/2008

Katie (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Katie    Gunks -- 9/1/2008