Rock Climbing --- 6/15/2012 - 7/23/2012 --- United States
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.
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Beth and Mike hiking into the Winds. Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/21/2012 |
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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 |
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Sundance Pinnacle Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/22/2012 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Climbing the South Buttress of Pingora. Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/24/2012 |
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Mike nearing the top of Pingora. Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/24/2012 |
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Beth nearing the top of Pingora. Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/24/2012 |
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Me at the top of the last pitch on the South Buttress of Pingora. (Beth's Photo) Wind River Range, WY -- 6/24/2012 |
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Mike and Beth on the summit of Pingora. Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/24/2012 |
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Early morning in the cirque. Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/26/2012 |
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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 |
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Summit Snickers! Well deserved after climbing the Northeast Face of Pingora. Wind River Range, Wyoming -- 6/26/2012 |
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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 |
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Beth and the shoe twins ready to start hiking to Charlotte Dome. Sierra Nevada Mountains, California -- 6/30/2012 |
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Charlotte Dome Sierra Nevada Mountains, California -- 7/1/2012 |
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Mike and Beth about midway up the climb. Sierra Nevada Mountains, California -- 7/2/2012 |
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Summit Snickers atop Charlotte Dome!!! Sierra Nevada Mountains, California -- 7/2/2012 |
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Iron Man Traverse Bishop, California -- 7/4/2012 |
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Iron Man Traverse Bishop, California -- 7/4/2012 |
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Iron Man Traverse Bishop, California -- 7/4/2012 |
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Boil-Fest 2012!!! Wooo!!! Boil-Fest! Yosemite -- 7/9/2012 |
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COE Staff! Yosemite -- 7/10/2012 |
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Beth and Mike walking to the base of Stately Pleasure Dome above the still waters of Tenaya Lake. Yosemite -- 7/11/2012 |
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On the summit of Cathedral Peak. Yosemite -- 7/12/2012 |
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Posing atop Eichorn's Pinnacle. Yosemite -- 7/12/2012 |
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Mike and Beth atop Eichorn's Pinnacle. Yosemite -- 7/12/2012 |
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Mike tossing the rope. Yosemite -- 7/12/2012 |
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Leading Climb and Punishment Vedauwoo, WY -- 7/15/2012 |
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Farmhouse at the end of the Rainbow It is a farmhouse... and a rainbow. Westcliffe, CO -- 7/16/2012 |
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Tom at the top of Rewritten's very exposed final arete. Eldorado Canyon, CO -- 7/19/2012 |
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Mike leading the last pitch of Rewritten. Eldorado Canyon, CO -- 7/19/2012 |
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Beth following the last pitch of Rewritten. Eldorado Canyon, CO -- 7/19/2012 |
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More Cowbell! Old school... Eldorado Canyon, CO -- 7/19/2012 |
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Summit of Rewritten. Eldorado Canyon, CO -- 7/19/2012 |
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Carnivorous Mountain Hummingbird Estes Park, CO -- 7/20/2012 |