jpasteris Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 (edited) Trip: Washington Pass - Liberty Bell - Beckey Route Date: 7/4/2007 Trip Report: Climbed the Beckey Route on Liberty Bell on the 4th. Spectacular weather made for a great day. Saw a couple other parties, but really not too busy. There is still some snow around, but it's melting fast. The approach to Liberty Bell is easily doable in approach shoes. The route was fun as usual. Cruised it pretty quick. Kristy led the first pitch for her first alpine lead. I took pitch two and three. We scrambeled to the top, took some pics, scrambled back down and rapped off. Two rappels with one rope make for an easy descent. We lit some sparklers to celebrate the 4th when we got back to our bags. Be careful scrambling down from the notch, it's a bit slick in places and you need to pick and choose the best way down. We saw some paragliders cruising the skies: A much better way to travel than surfing scree piles. Car to summit: about 4:45 Gear Notes: Small rack to 3 inches Approach Notes: Approach shoes are all you need. No boots, no axe, no crampons. Edited July 5, 2007 by jpasteris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Nice work.....love the view.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 cool, sounds like a nice day. Don't know who kristy is, but gratz on the first alpine lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still_climbin Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Saw you guys there. We where the ones on N. Face of Concord. Did you get any pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpasteris Posted July 6, 2007 Author Share Posted July 6, 2007 Got some pics from the summit. I'll try to get them up soon. I should have taken some of you guys climbing and rapping. Would have been some good shots. What route were you on? I remember doing the Cave Route last year, but I couldn't remember if that was to the right of where you were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still_climbin Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 We did the west variation of the N Face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpasteris Posted July 7, 2007 Author Share Posted July 7, 2007 (edited) Here's a panorama I stitched together. Taken from the summit. Edited July 7, 2007 by jpasteris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merganzer Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Looks and sounds like it was a great day to be climbing. Nice panorama! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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