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Tensile Strength

Quincy Quarries, November 2011


Local toproping on possibly the last warm weekend of the season. Most photos by Smaranda.
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quincy quarries K wall in the morning.
quincy quarries Me on Outside Corner
quincy quarries Bob on belay.
quincy quarries Bob again.
quincy quarries Bob heading up to set an anchor.
quincy quarries Meanwhile I'm still slowly working my way up Outside Corner.
quincy quarries Approaching the fun crack at the end (less fun with a foot injury).
quincy quarries Passing airplane.
trillium One way to keep rock shoes from getting slippery from damp grass.
trillium Me struggling up the end of Outside Corner
trillium Me being lowered from the top.
quincy quarries Eric the Red.
quincy quarries Eric starting up Tensile Strength
quincy quarries (Name forgotten, sorry) on Outside Corner
quincy quarries Showing the layback move at the top.
quincy quarries A rescue team was practicing on top of Knights' Wall.
quincy quarries Carol taking a turn on Outside Corner
quincy quarries Carol making short work of the final crack.
quincy quarries nearly at the top...
quincy quarries Posing for photos.
quincy quarries Amy starting up Outside Corner
quincy quarries Amy on the first awkward move.
quincy quarries Bob organizing gear.
quincy quarries Bob.
quincy quarries Me starting up Tensile Strength
quincy quarries Me on Tensile Strength
quincy quarries Amy belaying Cindy
quincy quarries Cindy on Outside Corner
quincy quarries Me working my way up Tensile Strength
quincy quarries Cindy a bit stuck on the awkward mantling move.
quincy quarries Foreground: Amy (belaying Cindy); background: me (taking a rest while belayed by somebody else)