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[TR] Index, WA Upper Town Wall - Davis-Holland with Loving Arms extension, Heaven's 6/15/2010


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Trip: Index, WA Upper Town Wall - Davis-Holland with Loving Arms extension, Heaven's Gate

 

Date: 6/15/2010

 

Trip Report:

Lisa and I did the Davis-Holland route with the Lovin' Arms extension to the top of the upper Town Wall on Sunday. Twas brilling. We explored other routes on the wall afterwards. This is the 2 routes combined. No climbing over 5.10+. The first 3 pitches are fist trough finger cracks. The next 3 pitches mixed climbing, primarily face climbing. Overall, protects well.

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Here is Lisa hanging out midway up the wall somewhere near the top of Davis-Holland and the beginning of Lovin' Arms.

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Here a macro shot of a miniature garden on about pitch 4 (pitch 2 of Loving Arms?), a technical face pitch on good rock.

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Brilliant lead through the wet chimney pitch Lisa! Here she follows the last 2 pitches of Lovin' Arms, which I linked together. All trad, nice shiny bolts at belay stations.

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Next we did Heaven's Gate. Lisa led the first pitch, an overhanging off-width with unusual no hands rests. Very burly lead with good gear. Here she looks very happy to have this lead behind her....

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The next pitch goes over an overhang/bulge. I am tagging a second rope so that we can practice our wall hauling techniques.

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Lisa beginning pitch 3. She likes the climb...so far.

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Lisa gets ready to belay me on the double roof pitch. I can't explain the profuse bleeding going on here.

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"Hi there" I'm being strangled by a boa constrictor.

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I spied a penstamon on my way up to the roofs.

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"nnnnngh!" Let the geekfest begin.

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Lisa rapping the roof pitch

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Gear Notes:

D-H with the LA extension: Doubles through 3 inches. A few small wires for pitch 3.

Heaven's Gate: gear to 3.5 inches for pitch 1 only. Can leave gear at top of pitch 1 as the rest of the climb is well-bolted.

 

Approach Notes:

Allow 45 minutes. Add 2 more minutes for every year of your age over 45.

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