East Ridge Bail-Out Crux

This was the crux of our bail-out route from the East Ridge of Buck Mountain back over towards the East Face, which may actually have ended up being more difficult than climbing straight back onto the ridge above us, since we had to make our way across these smooth walls towards the grassy area towards the top middle part of the photo, with a 200 foot drop below us the whole way across. 8/16/12