Colorado National Monument, Independence Monument (map)

Starting up the third pitch easy chimney
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Pulling the final move onto the summit
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The final rappel off Independence Monument
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At the belay below the summit
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Independence Monument as seen from the rim; the Kissing Couple is to the left, Rainbow Tower behind, and Grand View Spire to the right

Independence Monument as seen from the approach trail; looks narrow and overhanging from this angle

A nice spot at the belay at the top of the second pitch
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The fourth pitch face climb, made easy by the drilled stances (thanks Otto)
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Bomber anchor in sandstone
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Nice to see our president getting out
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Colin's signature in the summit register
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Some goodies we found in the summit register box
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Massive runout up to the capstone
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Ahhhh…protection; notice the drilled stances up the face above him
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Hard pulling over the overhang leads to a good ledge and fixed anchor
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Woo hoo
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Starting up the first pitch of Otto's Route
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