North American Classic Climbs
Epinephrine
(Black Velvet Wall)
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North American Classic Climbs |
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Epinephrine (Black Velvet Wall) |
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Climbers* |
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Leading pitch 7 - in the long steep dihedral. |
GC |
LC |
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Following pitch 7. |
JM |
GD |
10/01 | ||
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Leading pitch 8 - more steep face climbing. |
GC |
LC |
4/17/98 | ||
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Following pitch 8. |
LC |
GC |
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Leading pitch 9 - the 5.9 roof can be seen above. |
GC |
LC |
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Following pitch 9. |
LC |
GC |
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Leading pitch 10. |
GC |
LC |
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Looking down on the belayer from part-way up pitch 10. |
LC |
GC |
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Following pitch 10. |
LC |
GC |
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The ramp and gully area above the end of the technical climbing. |
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GC |
10/12/98 | ||
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Looking down to the desert from the scrambling section. The approach road to Black Velvet Canyon can be clearly seen. |
MJ |
GC |
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The final bit of steep scrambling that leads to the wide ledges at the top. |
MJ |
GC |
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Looking back along the big traverse ramp at the top from half-way along it. |
LC |
GC |
4/17/98 | ||
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Finishing the traverse ramp. |
GC |
LC |
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Unroping at the top. |
LC |
GC |
4/17/98 | ||
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Walking down the long East ridge of Whiskey Peak. |
JM |
GD |
10/01 | ||
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The exact spot at which the East ridge is exited to the north on the descent. |
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GC |
4/17/98 |
*Climbers & Photographers: Gary Clark, Lynn Clark, Mark Jonas, Guillaume Dargaud, Jennifer Mariani
