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Leading a first ascent of a route to the right of Resistance (5.11?)
Lichen' The Lip

About to pull the crux on a nice face climb at Lost City (5.10a)
Nest Route

Will leading Black Crack, a nice 5.10 crack left of Lost City Crack
Black Crack

Close-up of Will leading Black Crack
Black Crack

Will leading the crux of Black Crack
Black Crack

Shows the entire sequence on Cars that Eat People
Cars That Eat People

Series 1: Moving through the crux of Cars that Eat People
Cars That Eat People

Series 2: Moving through the crux of Cars that Eat People
Cars That Eat People

Series 3: Moving through the crux of Cars that Eat People
Cars That Eat People

Series 4: Moving through the crux of Cars that Eat People
Cars That Eat People

Series 5: Moving through the crux of Cars that Eat People
Cars That Eat People

Series 6: Just past the crux; placing the gold Camalot
Cars That Eat People

Jim climbing the hard-to-protect crack right of Resistance; this section of the route is 5.10b
Lichen' The Lip

Hidden off-width crack at Lost City
Evelyn

Below the crux of the hidden off-width crack at Lost City; we didn't make it this go
Evelyn

Just getting into the crux section of Lost City Crack
Lost City Crack

Will at the "pod" crux of Resistance
Resistance (aka Surprise Crack)

Will below of the Wishbone roof; the normal route goes out the right side of the large triangular block
Wishbone

Leading the 5.8 section up to the roof
Stannard's Roof

Just below the roof
Stannard's Roof

Lost City cliff, as seen from the Overcliff Road

Lost City with some points of interest labeled

Chris attempts the onsite
Gravity's Rainbow

Looking up from the cave at the base of the route, Chris climbs into the crux; the route is steep, overhanging from base to summit
Persistence

Climbing the tweaky moves above the initial roof of Survival
Survival of the Fittest

After clipping the fixed pins, Chris rests before the crux of the route
Survival of the Fittest

Awosting Falls in Minnewaska State Park; too bad you can't swim

Leading a poorly protected face in wet conditions at the Nears
Good Friday Climb

Barely pulling the layback crux at the Nears
Void Where Inhibited

Getting in some gear after the boulder problem start of Elder Cleavage
Elder Cleavage

Moving into the crux of Hang Ten
Hang Ten

At the crux on Birdland
Birdland

A failed attempt at the hard start to Criss
Criss

Series 1: Making the moves into the crack from the chimney
Harvest Moon

Series 2: Moving through the crux jams
Harvest Moon

Series 3: Still moving through the crux jams
Harvest Moon

Series 4: At the rest at the top of the crack
Harvest Moon

Series 1: On the lower wall
Swing Time

Series 2: Just clipped the fixed gear below the roof
Swing Time

Series 3: Moving left to the lip of the roof
Swing Time

Series 4: Grabbing the bomber hang jam with the knees locked below the roof
Swing Time

Series 5: Hanging from the good buckets at the lip of the roof
Swing Time

Series 6: A toe hook allows one to grab the horizontal further left
Swing Time

Series 7: A bomber heel hook allows one to grab the side pull above the roof; a fall from this position would surely break the ankle, and the swing would slam one headfirst into the wall below
Swing Time

Series 8: The crux involves pulling up on side-pulls and standing on the horizontals above the roof
Swing Time

Pulling through the lip of Foops
Foops

Working out the roof on Foops
Foops

Close-up of friends in the initial crack of No Exit
No Exit

At the bottom of No Exit
No Exit

Messing up a tenuous clip on Scare City
Scare City

Tad pumping through the overhanging hand crack of Wipe Out
Wipe Out

Tad pumping through the overhanging hand crack of Wipe Out
Wipe Out

Mom and Dad next to Mohonk Lake

Starting out on the first pitch of Sound and Fury
Sound and Fury

Pulling through a 5.9 crack on the first section of Foops
Foops

Enjoying the sun and quiet on Single File
Single File

Steve at the top of Peat's Meat at Skytop
Pete's Meat

Clipping the second piece of gear at the start of the crux
Max Factor

Jim following the first 5.9 section of Foops
Foops

The Mohonk Hotel as seen from Skytop

Checking out the crux roofs on Bonnie's Roof Direct
Bonnie's Roof Direct

Hanging around on the roofs of Pink Laurel
Pink Laurel

Stuart starting the last pitch of High Exposure
High Exposure

Trad weenies in the 1980s

Close-up of Joe climbing the crack above the crux on Retribution
Retribution

Close-up of Tom clearing the second crux on MF, pitch 1
MF

Close-up of Will gearing up for the crux moves on Wegetables
Wegetables

Close-up of Will gearing up for the crux moves on Wegetables
Wegetables

Working out the crux on Retribution
Retribution

Climbing the crack above the crux on Retribution
Retribution

The gang hanging out at the base of Turdland

Tom clearing the second crux on MF, pitch 1
MF

Powering through the roof on the second pitch of Birdie Party
Birdie Party

Gearing up for the roof moves on Bonnie's Roof
Bonnie's Roof Direct

Gearing up for the crux moves on Wegetables
Wegetables

Gearing up for the crux moves on Wegetables
Wegetables

Rich and Myriam at the belay at the top of the first pitch of Directissima
Directissima

Jim leading the second pitch of Directissima
Directissima

Dick on the mega-classic MF
MF

Will's completed the difficulties and tackles the 10b upper section
April Showers

Struggling on the low roof of Interstice on the Mac Wall
Interstice

Series 1: Will leading the crux on the first pitch of Matinee
Matinee

Series 2: Finishing the crux moves on the first pitch of Matinee
Matinee

Series 3: Jim moving past the crux on the first pitch of Matinee
Matinee

Series 1: Will places gear in preparation for the crux roof
10,000 Restless Virgins

Series 2: Q: Is that Steve Petro? A:Nope, it's a ripped Will bustin' out of his skin
10,000 Restless Virgins

Series 3: Will gets established in the crux roof
10,000 Restless Virgins

Series 4: Will places gear in the crux roof
10,000 Restless Virgins

Series 5: A couple of pieces in, time to move up
10,000 Restless Virgins

Series 6: Lock off and reach high in the crack above
10,000 Restless Virgins

Series 7: Feet up, nearly finished
10,000 Restless Virgins

Climbing up the arete on the second (or third) pitch of Directissima
Directissima

Hanging out on the High Exposure ledge
Directissima

A climber makes his way up the first pitch
Modern Times

Climbing amongst severely overhanging rock on CCK Direct
CCK Direct

Sequence showing climbing the crux overhanging wall of the second pitch of Directissima
Directissima

Selecting gear to place into the horizontal crack at the crux
Directissima

Clipping the rope
Directissima

One more mantle and it's done
Directissima

John leading the final thin section of Three Doves
Three Doves

Lucie climbs juggy rock on Frogs Head
Frogs Head

Lucie belays; Millbrook in the background
Frogs Head

Chris boulders the opening moves on the direct start of Scary Area; Bones offering support from below
Scary Area

Placing the first piece of gear in the horizontal
Scary Area

Scoping out the moves above
Space Invaders

Moving up the initial arete on Space Invaders
Space Invaders

Series 1: Starting the difficult traverse moves beneath the roof
Matinee

Series 2: Doing the hand swap on the small hold on the underside of the roof
Matinee

Series 3: Snagging the bucket at the end of the traverse
Matinee

Bones offering beta to Chris at the base of Stirrup Trouble
Stirrup Trouble

Looking for that first piece of protection
Space Invaders

In the crux; one more move and there's a solid hand jam
Space Invaders

Chris climbs the initial scary section, belayed by Bones
Stirrup Trouble

Approaching the traverse (.11+)
Uphill All The Way

Chalking up before the traverse
Uphill All The Way

Chris solos the first pitch of Enduro Man; some climbers place a small brass nut, but it's practical use is arguable
Enduro Man's Longest Hangout

Jim photographs his daughter on Nosedive

Will and Michelle on the GT ledge preparing for the top pitches
Erect Direction

Bouldering up the start of Susie A (5.10+)
Susie A