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Whitehorse Ledge, October 2010

My second attempt at the Standard Route. (My first attempt was in 2007)
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you should see an image here Looking up at the route. This shot taken from the Launch Pad. The climber at right is belaying from the Toilet Bowl. Her leader is taking a direct variation on Standard Route; we'd go left instead to the base of the first arch.
you should see an image here A climber on Beginner's Route.
you should see an image here Jeff and Dani (green shirts and blue helmets) on the Launch Pad, waiting for Woody and me to get off the Toilet Bowl. The other two climbers would pass us by taking the Sliding Board route.
you should see an image here Climber on the first pitch of Sliding Board.
you should see an image here View north to Cathedral ledge, from our belay ledge at the base of the arch.
you should see an image here Climber at the belay bolts on Sliding Board.
you should see an image here Looking down from our belay ledge. Compare the shot I took in 2007
you should see an image here Dani on belay at the Launch Pad.
you should see an image here Woody, about to climb up the arch.
you should see an image here Jeff climbing up to our ledge.
you should see an image here The end of the descent (almost).
you should see an image here The very end of the descent.
you should see an image here A bit of fall color while walking back to the parking lot.