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| Diggler | Storm-ribbon Arête Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2009 | |
| Absolutely fantastic climb! Started from our camp between 2nd & 3rd lakes. Rob got the first lead, starting up the diedre at 8.32. We made good time, simul'ing where possible. Tyrolean was a kick in the ass- did the lasso thang after 3 or so attempts (we got it the first time, but rope came off after attempts to reposition). Felt raindrops on the crux, which made things more interesting! Did the L, crack variation- sustained & fun! Wished at the time I would have brought a 3.5 or 4 Camalot, but it turned out fine. Right after the 2nd rappel a bolt of lightning struck the Moon Goddess & it started to sleet- this was definitely the most interesting part of the climb! We put all the metal stuff in a pile away from us, & waited it out. Beautiful double rainbow ensued. Rob did a brilliant job of leading the following off-width wet (!). Some more simul'ing & we were at the top at 16.00. Storms around us led to the tough decision to forego the summit (this time!). Descent back to camp was uneventful. One of the finest climbs I've done- money. | |
| Posted Sep 14, 2009 1:33 pm | ||
| granjero | Venusian Blind Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2005 | |
| Nice route. Topped out in hail and thunder, sorry summit see you some other time! | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2009 7:02 pm | ||
| seano | Contact Crack  Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2009 | |
| Very short 4th/5.2 section, followed by much boulder hopping. Darkstar arete looks awesome! | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2009 5:30 pm | ||
| EManBevHills | Exited the Trade Early Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2009 | |
| Retreated ~50 vertical feet from the top due to a sudden onset of vertigo. Oh, well. No regrets..... | |
| Posted Aug 20, 2009 2:29 pm | ||
| Tom Fralich | Venusian Blind Arete Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2009 | |
| Arrived in Big Pine on Friday night to realize that Mary had forgotten her approach shoes (even though I asked twice if she had them as we were leaving Fresno). After breakfast in Bishop, and a new pair of women's Guide Tennies at Wilson's, we hiked in to a camp at Second Lake on Saturday. We got an early start on Sunday and had no trouble finding the start of the route. The topo description of the pitch immediately after the R-facing corners was ambiguous and I found the climbing pretty scary. Afterwards, we had no problems following the topo. There were some fantastic pitches, but the overall looseness of the climb detracted from the experience significantly. The descent was no problem, but Mary struggled on the talus. I'm glad I did this one, but I'm not in any hurry to go back. | |
| Posted Aug 3, 2009 10:00 pm | ||
| brucelacroix | Moon Goddess Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2009 | |
| Must go back to try the other aretes. | |
| Posted Jul 3, 2009 8:27 am | ||
| Groundswell | Moon Goddess | |
| climbed with Tyler because i was too weak to climb Sun Ribbon. gotta go back when i'm in shape | |
| Posted Mar 23, 2009 6:18 pm | ||
| Brad Mastros | Moon Goddess Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2008 | |
| Miguel Forjan and I did it in 19 hours car to car. Cool route but definitely some loose blocks here and there. | |
| Posted Sep 17, 2008 1:25 am | ||
| Bonesaw | AWESOME SUMMIT! Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2008 | |
| Venusian Blind route... felt easy for 5.7. Super fun! | |
| Posted Jul 18, 2008 8:52 pm | ||
| BradBartick | Blind on the Blind | |
| My partner and I took 900 years to climb this one day in August of 2003. Rain, hail, rockfall, thunder, lightening, then darkness as our slow-asses crept higher. Slept above the final rappel on the descent overnight. Great climb and pretty moderate. | |
| Posted Jul 12, 2008 10:05 pm | ||
| Romain | Via Venusian Blind Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2008 | |
| Venusian Blind was fun but felt easier than 5.7. The summit register is full... | |
| Posted Jun 30, 2008 1:33 am | ||
| Shirley Lam | So much fun... Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007 | |
| I love climbing on Temple Crag! | |
| Posted Jan 30, 2008 10:24 pm | ||
| bighornmonkey | Done... Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007 | |
| I finally went to the very top... but climbed Venusian Blind (twice) and Moon Godess (once). | |
| Posted Dec 25, 2007 8:49 am | ||
| Vinny | Sun Ribbon | |
| No- memorable descent after downpour of rain. Rapped in the gulley to climbers left - GASP. Marty, Chris and I all quit climbing for a few months after that horror fest. - had to retire the ropes and even biners and belay devices were severely worn by the granite shards the rope picked up retreating 7 pitches down the ugly gulley. | |
| Posted Oct 30, 2007 11:42 pm | ||
| Vinny | Venusian Blinds | |
| Fun Route- simuling and passing a cluster of climbers on the right Marty, Chris and I felt ready for the Sun ribbon the next day - if only the weather cooperated : ( | |
| Posted Oct 30, 2007 11:40 pm | ||
| jmc | Venusian Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2007 | |
| We intended to rope up after the ledges, but ... the pitches rolled by and we ended up freeing the first eight pitches. While there are a few moves, it is almost all 5.easy. Without ropes things went fast 2 1/2 hours for the whole route. | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2007 10:05 am | ||
| Twills | Stormy... | |
| Doug Robinson and I did the first ascent of Backside of Beyond, 5.9+(ish), on the backside of Temple Crag. | |
| Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:27 pm | ||
| danman3156 | Venusian Blind Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2007 | |
| An awesome climb with great rock. The last two pitches are amazing with a few wildly exposed moves. | |
| Posted Aug 28, 2007 7:03 pm | ||
| rdesota | Venusian Blind Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007 | |
| Very fun route. Party of three but moved pretty quickly. Nice sunny day | |
| Posted Aug 26, 2007 4:49 pm | ||
| plume | Venusian | |
| Excellent climb. Went back to have a word with Temple Crag after she dropped a large rock on my wife. This time she behaved herself. | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2007 6:13 pm | ||
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