TommyBoy
03-19-2016, 09:30 PM
Day 2 of our trip started out nice, it wasn't nearly as cold as I was expecting it to be, it never got below freezing and was low 40's by the time we started hiking at 8:30.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n9p0F-zRoZo/VujQ5WAqEhI/AAAAAAAAELQ/opGyAHr_Yxo55W9QcMFVxFVknqDx6evgQCCo/s640-Ic42/P1030262.JPG
This is why you don't trust cairns, you end up going down stuff like this and then back up when you realize you're in the wrong place
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jsrpTOz80yc/VujRBEkTe1I/AAAAAAAAELQ/yKFmhg6EHgYDj5KaO19QlZgYEUzWD_T-wCCo/s640-Ic42/P1030263.JPG
Our first destination of the day
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ACOXV1yE0qE/VujRMUvfhGI/AAAAAAAAELQ/vQzYSRvKBfs8QwIoy_d5EPCYXHJH-Kk0QCCo/s640-Ic42/P1030265.JPG
Thats gonna be a big rock fall one day
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ts6R19QV-Dc/VujRUYBqXYI/AAAAAAAAELQ/mGJS6VMu8qIolhFm1T8NJTg9onotUm2ewCCo/s640-Ic42/P1030266.JPG
Heading up Fern's
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fdVD1yCtMA8/VujRgcFMAkI/AAAAAAAAELQ/XKMlnW73tCwxz_OG20P6VhdVCpK82HE-ACCo/s640-Ic42/P1030268.JPG
http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/4/a/e/600_447917582.jpeg
This part is just a little scary when the wind is gusting and trying to push you over.
http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/4/9/c/600_447917564.jpeg
Group shot
http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/4/8/c/600_447917548.jpeg
Heading back down
http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/4/8/8/600_447917544.jpeg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2JrGX6Pr7u8/VujSLl-_HUI/AAAAAAAAELQ/vlCpDor1kqMv5DbNda-kTLivXHsG0g5hgCCo/s640-Ic42/P1030276.JPG
My bro Steve about to head into the abyss
http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/4/7/c/600_447917532.jpeg
http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/4/4/3/600_447917475.jpeg
We re-rigged this with a courtesy anchor so that only lamar has to rap with the anchor just over the edge and the pull is very easy
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HRwQpk7zmGk/VujShn3DHsI/AAAAAAAAELo/2Z0NJsRaq5M3d-lBN1YBQPAryv0o8nOjQCCo/s640-Ic42/P1030282.JPG
I never get tired of hiking below towering shear cliffs of sandstone
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JoF7w3PVeYE/VujSkAmnS9I/AAAAAAAAELQ/9yA76HXHDaoQTViqqfmFjkouLuhk33vWwCCo/s640-Ic42/P1030283.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D_mU2t8072c/VujSmX_mcmI/AAAAAAAAELQ/-7iAWtqfcEQk7ZWeF58pfQsLdFFl1OWzwCCo/s640-Ic42/P1030284.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n9p0F-zRoZo/VujQ5WAqEhI/AAAAAAAAELQ/opGyAHr_Yxo55W9QcMFVxFVknqDx6evgQCCo/s640-Ic42/P1030262.JPG
This is why you don't trust cairns, you end up going down stuff like this and then back up when you realize you're in the wrong place
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jsrpTOz80yc/VujRBEkTe1I/AAAAAAAAELQ/yKFmhg6EHgYDj5KaO19QlZgYEUzWD_T-wCCo/s640-Ic42/P1030263.JPG
Our first destination of the day
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ACOXV1yE0qE/VujRMUvfhGI/AAAAAAAAELQ/vQzYSRvKBfs8QwIoy_d5EPCYXHJH-Kk0QCCo/s640-Ic42/P1030265.JPG
Thats gonna be a big rock fall one day
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ts6R19QV-Dc/VujRUYBqXYI/AAAAAAAAELQ/mGJS6VMu8qIolhFm1T8NJTg9onotUm2ewCCo/s640-Ic42/P1030266.JPG
Heading up Fern's
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fdVD1yCtMA8/VujRgcFMAkI/AAAAAAAAELQ/XKMlnW73tCwxz_OG20P6VhdVCpK82HE-ACCo/s640-Ic42/P1030268.JPG
http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/4/a/e/600_447917582.jpeg
This part is just a little scary when the wind is gusting and trying to push you over.
http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/4/9/c/600_447917564.jpeg
Group shot
http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/4/8/c/600_447917548.jpeg
Heading back down
http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/4/8/8/600_447917544.jpeg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2JrGX6Pr7u8/VujSLl-_HUI/AAAAAAAAELQ/vlCpDor1kqMv5DbNda-kTLivXHsG0g5hgCCo/s640-Ic42/P1030276.JPG
My bro Steve about to head into the abyss
http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/4/7/c/600_447917532.jpeg
http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/4/4/3/600_447917475.jpeg
We re-rigged this with a courtesy anchor so that only lamar has to rap with the anchor just over the edge and the pull is very easy
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HRwQpk7zmGk/VujShn3DHsI/AAAAAAAAELo/2Z0NJsRaq5M3d-lBN1YBQPAryv0o8nOjQCCo/s640-Ic42/P1030282.JPG
I never get tired of hiking below towering shear cliffs of sandstone
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JoF7w3PVeYE/VujSkAmnS9I/AAAAAAAAELQ/9yA76HXHDaoQTViqqfmFjkouLuhk33vWwCCo/s640-Ic42/P1030283.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D_mU2t8072c/VujSmX_mcmI/AAAAAAAAELQ/-7iAWtqfcEQk7ZWeF58pfQsLdFFl1OWzwCCo/s640-Ic42/P1030284.JPG