first entrance into smith rocks. wow.
smith, from the road out
ahhh camping. what could be better?
chie & lisa climb, andrew belays, taylor looks strong
from the backside ridge
dima on monkey face
finishing the aid pitch
below them is 150' drop
ben calls me. "ben, this might be creepy, but look up above your left shoulder..."
pull harder! kostya aiding up
taylor leads up aid
gulp.
taylor pulling the ledge/cave/monkey-mouth
spectator sport
(censored)
ben pulls aid!
ummm.... guys?
ben leads out over 200' drop
mmmmmmm oregon.
taylor: exposed
i cant explain this one
best rap ever
monkey tower
batchelor / sisters / jefferson range
cat track up mt hood - early the next day
andy, chie, lisa, andrew
lisa & andrew
hood shadow on the clouds!
breakin & skinnin
mt jefferson
nice buttress
dima heads down
just below hogsback ridge
ben heads down
hogsback!
ascending hogsback
heading up the old chute
chie finishes up the chute. "that was the hardest thing ive ever done"
summit!! andy, taylor, chie
best free ski coat ever, on left
intrepid cornice travelers
survival of ski off summit = beer & potato chips
andy peaces out
wooo back to skis!
hot rocks... nasty sulfur vents
taylor heads down
chie: over & out
blower pow!
