therunningdog Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 That rock looks just SLIGHTLY better than Guye Peak. Â Nice work guys!! Â When are they going to build a tram to the Gunsights, anyways?? Quote
Sol Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Frickin rad you guys! Â Â Thanks for the congrats blake, it was the most amazing day of my life. Â About the east face, sounds like you guys didn't free the crux, can you confirm the grades on any of the other pitches? Â Now, if i could only get ginnie jo to spend our honeymoon out there. Â Quote
Blake Posted July 14, 2007 Author Posted July 14, 2007 Sol, we kinda got off route on the crux. You mentioned a flake, and so we ended up AOing an overhanging flake to the right of what we think is the crux finger crack. From the ledge above, we top-roped the actual crux (I think). It was a Right-facing corner with a perfect finger crack that went through a roof/bulge thing, and suddenly turned into a splitter hand crack for the last 15' to a big ledge. I felt like it was .10d with perfect pro, but it was on TR. you just need to save a hand-sized cam for the last part, which you can't see from below. All the other stuff was onsighted, and the grades felt right on. Quote
pup_on_the_mountain Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Awesome job and great pics!!! :tup: Â Quote
dbconlin Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!! Quote
AlpineK Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 I've looked at the Gunsight area from a distance several times but never been there. Â The photos you posted make it look even cooler. Quote
Blake Posted July 17, 2007 Author Posted July 17, 2007 DBerdinka and a buddy are up there now, so there might be even more climbs to do in the future. judging from the number of PM inquiries i've gottn about approach info, we should plan a Gunsight pub club for august. Quote
AJScott Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 (edited) nice guys! really jealous I couldnt join you doods on this one. Super fun climbin on friday before yah left, minus the mosquitos. im free tell august, lets go climborin again Edited July 18, 2007 by AJScott Quote
plexus Posted August 1, 2007 Posted August 1, 2007 http://www.alpinist.com/doc/ALP20/newswire-gunrunner-cascades-herrington Quote
olyclimber Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Edited original TR to add topo. Congrats on the Climbing and Alpinist entries guys. Quote
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