Desert Solitaire (III, 5.11a, C2) ascends from either of the brown dihedrals at the cliff base left of center, climbing up and right to the brown "open book" corner, (or the varation lightning bolt cracks left of that) and then through a pitch of aid to the upper cracks, leaning left to reach the right side of the prominent skyline rock in this image. Photo by Tony Bubb, 2005.

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Desert Solitaire (III, 5.11a, C2) ascends from either of the brown dihedrals at the cliff base left of center, climbing up and right to the brown "open book" corner, (or the varation lightning bolt cracks left of that) and then through a pitch of aid to the upper cracks, leaning left to reach the right side of the prominent skyline rock in this image. Photo by Tony Bubb, 2005.

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Joseffa Meir leads the original P3, the right-facing wide corner (5.10) on Desert Solitaire (5.11a). Photo by Tony Bubb, 2005.

Joseffa Meir climbing on P5 of Desert Solitaire (5.11, C1). Image by Bill Wright, who happened to be hiking the rim that day.

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Oct 29, 2007

“Desert Solitaire (III, 5.11a, C2) ascends from either of the brown dihedrals at the cliff base left of center, climbing up and right to the brown "open book" corner, (or the varation lightning bolt cracks left of that) and then through a pitch of aid to the upper cracks, leaning left to reach the right side of the prominent skyline rock in this image. Photo by Tony Bubb, 2005.”

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First pitch of DS.

Last pitch roof.

Lightning bolt splitter.

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Kat getting close to the top of P1 on Desert Solitaire.

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Joseffa Meir follows up the aid pitch of 'Desert Solitaire (5.11a, C2)' in Colorado National Monument. Photo by Tony Bubb, 2005.

Joseffa Meir follows P3's left variation (5.10+ or 11-) through the lightning bolt cracks on the left side of the open book. Photo by Tony Bubb, 2005

Joseffa Meir leads the original P3, the right-facing wide corner (5.10) on Desert Solitaire (5.11a). Photo by Tony Bubb, 2005.

Desert Solitaire (III, 5.11a, C2) ascends from either of the brown dihedrals at the cliff base left of center, climbing up and right to the brown "open book" corner, (or the varation lightning bolt cracks left of that) and then through a pitch of aid to the upper cracks, leaning left to reach the right side of the prominent skyline rock in this image. Photo by Tony Bubb, 2005.

Joseffa Meir climbing on P5 of Desert Solitaire (5.11, C1). Image by Bill Wright, who happened to be hiking the rim that day.

Tony leading the final moves of Desert Solitaire (5.11 C1) in Colorado National Monument. Image by Bill Wright, who just happened to be hiking up on top that day...

Tony at the summit belay of Desert Solitaire (5.11, C1) in Colorado National Monument. Image by Bill Wright.

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