Chris @ Wall Street
A great weekend of fun in the sun as Chris, a frequent of the winter programs, met us in Moab Utah to warm up a bit. Chris was aiming to refine his rock skills in both face and crack climbing and put those skills together by starting his tower count. Towers, by the way, are freestanding pinnacles of rock -some people (Ben Kiessel) have climbed more than a hundred! the first day started off at Wall Street. A climbing area right off of the road where 600 foot cliffs rise over the Colorado river!… Beautiful.
Wonder why they call it Wall Street?
Chris getting after it on "Nervoius In Suberbia 5.10-."
After lunch we headed for an evening at the Ice Cream Parlor.
The Ice Cream Parlor
That night was spent under stars, with a good camp fire, better food, and some guitar by Chris before bed. As always, not much can beat a night in the desert with good friends.
Day two was the tower day with an ascent of the desert classics Ancient Art’s Stolen Chimney and Lizard Rock.
At four pitches of chimneys, faces, catwalks, and a summit the size of a microwave, Ancient Art is the perfect first tower for anyone looking for a wild and fun day out.
Ben starting off on the third pitch
The Cat Walk on Ancient Art
Climbing the back of the lizard's head.
Finally after crushing it on Ancient Art we hiked back to the parking lot, ate some food and capped the day off with an ascent of Lizard Rock. A fun finish to an awesome couple of days. Well almost finish… we did go back to the pool at Chris’s hotel and relaxed before a celebratory dinner at the Moab Brewery.
Fron left: Bill, Chris, and Ben (aka: baby)
BG
Aka: Daddy (… an inside joke)