still_climbin Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 (edited) Its been over 30 years, but I returned to the Tooth last Thursday to give my son his first alpine rock experience. He's been working in Albuquerque and doing mostly sport and bouldering climbs there. It had rained hard the night before and it was a bit of a gamble that the rain would stop and things would dry out. The approach was in a light mist and we were drenched by rain water clinging to the brush. Just as we reached Pinapple Pass the sun broke through and the south facing face dried within minutes. The climb was pretty much as I remembered it from the 70's, fun faces and big ledges. I still couldn't find the 5.4 ramp supposedly on the left side of the last pitch, but we just plowed up the middle on easy rock like I'd done before. My son loved it and we made plans on the summit to do two more alpine climbs within his visit. Conditions: Still quite a bit of snow on the upper approach. Nearly called for crampons since it had been unseasonably cold the night before. Rapp route down the east side of Pinapple Pass was in good shape and saved time versus down climbing to the west. Some pics: Edited July 21, 2006 by still_climbin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 The ramp you refer to must be the "catwalk" with the famous step across. It's awfully hard to miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still_climbin Posted July 21, 2006 Author Share Posted July 21, 2006 OPPS. Guess I don't know how to post images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra_Commander Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 thanks for giving us your ftp password though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still_climbin Posted July 21, 2006 Author Share Posted July 21, 2006 Any time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotly Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 We were up there last Saturday (my first time) and shot straight up in search of funner moves. I think I saw the Cat Walk on the way down and it was surprisingly close to the top of the pitch. What a great little climb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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