Climbing with Michael
Friends: MichiLocation: City of Rocks, Teewinot Mountain
Elevation gain: 1000m = 1000m
Words to come...I wish I wrote more before...a fantastic trip
May 30
- Sinocranium (5.8, 6 pitches)
- Theater of Shadows (5.6, 4 pitches)
May 31
- Wheat Thin (5.7)
- Columbian Crack (5.7)
- Strawberry Fields (5.9)
- Skyline (5.8)
- Batwings (5.8+)
Michael arrives in Salt Lake City, biking across the west!
It's a great feat...
I'm proud of this crazy fella
The great chef cooks dinner at the City
Michael leads the steep final pitch on "Sino-Cranium"
Every bolt is met with gratitude!
Happy to be outside, we are
On rappel!
Climbing on "Theater of Shadows"
On the Theater with the glorious City behind us...
Coming down, enough for the day!
Pizza and beer, what is better?!
The moon is bright tonight
Happy on some climb, maybe the Skyline Arete?
We don't need much excuse to be happy in the world
Michael just made the scary step-across on "Columbian Crack"
German Michael rented shoes in Pocatello, and they are rotting in strips!
American Michael makes coffee for a new day
American Michael finishes Sino-Cranium. It was pretty cold!
On top of the old Chinaman's Hat
Descending from Elephant Rock
German Michael leads Duane's fantastic route "Strawberry Fields"
This guy only has fun. Note the bird copying him
Looking down the steep "Strawberry Fields"
Looking down the Skyline Arete
Michael arrives, unhappy as usual!
A similar scene
Coming down again...
Emerging from the mysterious cracks of "Batwings" (5.8)
On top of Parking Lot Rock
Michael. Note my white truck parked below
One victory after another!
This guy is not only a great chef, he knows how to market his food!
Goodbye City! A fire broke out behind the ridge!
Accident time!
Because I swerved, the truck in the back left only suffered damaged to the front. The bulldozer was fine!
The guy driving the bulldozer. He was on a coffee break. We were happy!
Goodbye my lovely, lovely truck!
Michael helped me feel better with crazy good food
Teewinot Mountain will cheer us up...
Michael is going to the summit. I thought the snow would be dangerous on return, because I'm slow!
In Idaho Falls, delicious street food
A friend with his life before him