First Ascent Photos

[NateD]

Huh, 120 days. That's winter for ya!

Also a slight indication of ongoing new route activity being kept on the down low, seeing as winter was almost non-existent. 

[susan]

Well, not anymore! 

[John]

We have been doing mostly long-established routes with a handful of FA exceptions. That is our excuse for the 120 days. So sick of bolting.

[NateD]

[susan]

The single crack to cross country ski track lines diagonally running rightward on this face could be an FA of ours.... or someone else's... No hardware found on it, and none left by us. Dubbed it Cross Country several years ago. Wonder if anyone recognizes it. 

[susan]

[crazymountaingoat]

New line completed at Dreamtime wall above Queen's Throne.
Ghost Turds 5.12b/c Fa John Greer 10-11-14
akes the diaginal dike trending right, between Golden Serpent 5.12b and Dreamtime 5.13b.  I think it may be 5.12b/c down low (4-5 bolts) followed by generally easier climbing(5.10-11) on the face and crack. Hope to get back up that way before the snow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXMOYXHNlIU

http://instagram.com/p/uLcSVRDR5-/

[susan]

Awesome work - TFPU your video! That is an impressive looking climb on a very nice wall.

[DaveyTree]

Nice going

[John]

Nice job J!

[John]

New route on Minerva put up this last fun ass weekend Sue, John and Sean with Ez, Danielle and Nala as our ground crew. No name yet but perhaps 10d/11a, all ground up, 7 bolts, a few pieces to 3/4" for a layback crack, ~100' .

Sue really shined on this project and went for it...totally earned the redpoint send on her first try. So proud.

Pictures are listed top down so everyone feels comfortable. He he.

Topping out via immaculate rock on her redpoint is a very happy Sue...


Base of dike..


The wild transfer from crack to a bulge below dike...


Good times..

[SoYo Climber]

Nice.  Looks good.  The dike looks like a fun feature.

[NateD]

Rock and route looks great! Bravo!

[susan]

Thanks guys, and Sean & John. The guys were great partners - so encouraging! We each got motivated and threw down. Alternated turns bolting, egged each other on, threw out ideas for best placements, and the route kept improving. I was pleasantly surprised as shown in the top photo, having just finished an aggressive  pt treatment of several weeks and otherwise going light if climbing at all lately. Only complaint today is being sore in mostly the right places. If anyone is interested in a good PT in the East Bay, let me know! Anyhow, John will topo the line and share that on the site I hope. I'd give it 4.222 biased stars.

[mike a]

looks fun, great job, i wish i could climb and play with you guy's :-), i would be psyched to see a topo, happy climbing mike a.