Rock Climbing --- 6/15/2012 - 7/23/2012 --- United States

Summer road trip... because winter is coming!

We spent 40 days traveling and climbing across the United States:

  • West Virginia - New River Gorge
  • Wyoming - Wind River Range
  • California - High Sierra, Bishop, Yosemite
  • Wyoming (again) - Vedauwoo
  • Colorado - Eldorado Canyon

This album is just the highlight photos. The full story and all the photos are here.

Beth and Mike hiking into the Winds. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Beth and Mike hiking into the Winds.    Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/21/2012

Haystack, Steeple Peak, East Temple Peak, Temple Peak. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Haystack, Steeple Peak, East Temple Peak, Temple Peak. Our tents are tiny dots in the lower right side of the picture.    Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/21/2012

Sundance Pinnacle (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Sundance Pinnacle    Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/22/2012

Sunrise in the Cirque of the Towers, my favorite climbing location in the entire world. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Sunrise in the Cirque of the Towers, my favorite climbing location in the entire world. Peaks visible are Warrior I, Warrior II, Pylon, South Watchtower, Watchtower, Overhanging Tower, Wolf's Head, and Pingora.    Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/24/2012

Beth and Mike at the base of the South Buttress of Pingora. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Beth and Mike at the base of the South Buttress of Pingora. The K-Cracks pitch is clearly visible in the top center of the picture.    Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/24/2012

Climbing the South Buttress of Pingora. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Climbing the South Buttress of Pingora.    Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/24/2012

Mike nearing the top of Pingora. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Mike nearing the top of Pingora.    Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/24/2012

Beth nearing the top of Pingora. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Beth nearing the top of Pingora.    Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/24/2012

Me at the top of the last pitch on the South Buttress of Pingora. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Me at the top of the last pitch on the South Buttress of Pingora. (Beth's Photo)    Wind River Range, WY -- 6/24/2012

Mike and Beth on the summit of Pingora. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Mike and Beth on the summit of Pingora.    Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/24/2012

Early morning in the cirque. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Early morning in the cirque.    Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/26/2012

Mike coming up the NE Face of Pingora. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Mike coming up the NE Face of Pingora. This is only around p3 but we are already high above Lonesome Lake.    Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/26/2012

Summit Snickers! Well deserved after climbing the Northeast Face of Pingora. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Summit Snickers! Well deserved after climbing the Northeast Face of Pingora.    Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/26/2012

Smoke from a distant forest fire gave us a stunning sunset. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Smoke from a distant forest fire gave us a stunning sunset. Mike's favorite peninsula is highlighted in the golden water.    Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/27/2012

Beth and the shoe twins ready to start hiking to Charlotte Dome. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Beth and the shoe twins ready to start hiking to Charlotte Dome.    Sierra Nevada Mountains, California -- 6/30/2012

Charlotte Dome (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Charlotte Dome    Sierra Nevada Mountains, California -- 7/1/2012

Mike and Beth about midway up the climb. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Mike and Beth about midway up the climb.    Sierra Nevada Mountains, California -- 7/2/2012

Summit Snickers atop Charlotte Dome!!! (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Summit Snickers atop Charlotte Dome!!!    Sierra Nevada Mountains, California -- 7/2/2012

Iron Man Traverse (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Iron Man Traverse    Bishop, California -- 7/4/2012

Iron Man Traverse (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Iron Man Traverse    Bishop, California -- 7/4/2012

Iron Man Traverse (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Iron Man Traverse    Bishop, California -- 7/4/2012

Boil-Fest! (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Boil-Fest 2012!!! Wooo!!!

Boil-Fest!    Yosemite -- 7/9/2012

COE Staff! (Category:  Rock Climbing)

COE Staff!    Yosemite -- 7/10/2012

Beth and Mike walking to the base of Stately Pleasure Dome above the still waters of Tenaya Lake. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Beth and Mike walking to the base of Stately Pleasure Dome above the still waters of Tenaya Lake.    Yosemite -- 7/11/2012

On the summit of Cathedral Peak. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

On the summit of Cathedral Peak.    Yosemite -- 7/12/2012

Posing atop Eichorn's Pinnacle. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Posing atop Eichorn's Pinnacle.    Yosemite -- 7/12/2012

Mike and Beth atop Eichorn's Pinnacle. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Mike and Beth atop Eichorn's Pinnacle.    Yosemite -- 7/12/2012

Mike tossing the rope. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Mike tossing the rope.    Yosemite -- 7/12/2012

Leading Climb and Punishment (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Leading Climb and Punishment    Vedauwoo, WY -- 7/15/2012

It is a farmhouse... and a rainbow. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Farmhouse at the end of the Rainbow

It is a farmhouse... and a rainbow.    Westcliffe, CO -- 7/16/2012

Tom at the top of Rewritten's very exposed final arete. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Tom at the top of Rewritten's very exposed final arete.    Eldorado Canyon, CO -- 7/19/2012

Mike leading the last pitch of Rewritten. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Mike leading the last pitch of Rewritten.    Eldorado Canyon, CO -- 7/19/2012

Beth following the last pitch of Rewritten. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Beth following the last pitch of Rewritten.    Eldorado Canyon, CO -- 7/19/2012

Old school... (Category:  Rock Climbing)

More Cowbell!

Old school...    Eldorado Canyon, CO -- 7/19/2012

Summit of Rewritten. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Summit of Rewritten.    Eldorado Canyon, CO -- 7/19/2012

Carnivorous Mountain Hummingbird (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Carnivorous Mountain Hummingbird    Estes Park, CO -- 7/20/2012