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| Hike & Climb | 3.50 Miles |
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| • Sport • 5.9 Sandstone • 600 Feet 7 Pitches | | |
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| no partners | | | Pro: Draws. | Every now and then I can be found in Sedona on a Sunday.
We got to the Midgley Bridge parking area just after 8:00, but it was a little chilly and we did not really get going until sometime after 8:30, due to finding reasons to stay in the heated car. Our approach was pretty straight forward, although we did make a wrong turn and technically used the wrong trail for the first part. Nevertheless, we were roped up and starting to climb within less than an hour from leaving the parking area.
Katie and I swapped leads on the seven pitch climb. I took the first pitch and so on. The first pitch contained the crux of the climb, but it was not very difficult and well protected. The second pitch was a long slab rated 5.3 and Katie cruised it. I took a little more engaging, easy pitch after that and then Katie led the pretty fun fourth pitch. The fifth pitch was pretty meh and a bit of a slab walk more than a climb. Katie led the uneventful sixth pitch and then I finished off our climb with the seventh pitch, which was on par with probably the third and fourth pitches. After a quick break for some lunch, we hiked down the trail back to the base of our climb.
I led one more single pitch route at the base and then we headed back the way we hiked in, but with hitting all of the trails correctly on the way back and no wrong terms. It was a zoo at the bridge, as one would expect.
A nice novelty climb in a stunning setting on a perfect winter day. |
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