Climbing Area – Cathedral Ledge
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- At the 2nd belay of Thin Air. 2 first pitches can be linked easily
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- Looking up at the 3rd pitch from the 2nd belay station on Thin Air
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- Looking back at the Think Air traverse. Can be very well protected!
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- Looking down to the ground from the 2nd belay on Thin Air.
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- Looking down from the 3rd belay of Thin Air
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- Thin Air Face from the road
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- Climbers on Thin Air
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- Looking down from the last belay on Upper Refuse
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- Thin Air Face (right) and Barber Wall (left)
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- Climbers on Upper Refuse (left) and Recompense (right)
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- Climbers on Recompense
Thin Air
- Really is a North East classic! After the first belay, I loved every single move that followed. A bit of everything
- Unless there’s a lot of traffic and you’re in a hurry to start, I would not stop at the first belay.
- The start of the 3rd pitch (after the traverse) is spicy! Somewhat runout and the flakes don’t inspire much confidence (as far as gear placements go)
- The last pitch is pure awesomeness
Funhouse
- A great climb as well. Not much to say except that I will certainly be redoing it.
- Rappel is possible with double 60 meter ropes by using the tree to the climbers left at the top of the climb
Upper Refuse
- Another classic with some runouts on the first pitch
- I did this in 2 pitches; the first pitch went up to the tree, then the second to the top. I wouldn’t do this in 3 or 4 pitches as suggested in other guidebooks
- Got to the climb by walking from the top of the cliff … The Barber Wall wasn’t all that easy to find …
- If approaching from the top, you might want to rope up for the very last 20 feet of the approach as the fall would have dire (read fatal) consequences.
Child’s Play
- An easy climb once you’re past the small ledge at the bottom; i.e.: The crux is in the first few feet.
- Very polished
- Bolts and rap rings at the top (as of July 2011)