The Bastille from the Rattlesnake Gulch trail. "Not so big and scary now, are ya?"

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The Bastille from the Rattlesnake Gulch trail. "Not so big and scary now, are ya?"

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Flying a flag on the Bastille.

View from the top of the Bastille.

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Oct 3, 2010

“The Bastille from the Rattlesnake Gulch trail. "Not so big and scary now, are ya?"”

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On top of The Bastille.<br>
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Photo by Cedar Wright.

Moonrise over The Bastille.

A selection of 171 routes on Redgarden Wall, Shirt Tail Peak, Rincon, the West Ridge, the Wind Tower, the Whale's Tail and the Bastille. Full caption in comments.

Flying a flag on the Bastille.

The Bastille from the Rattlesnake Gulch trail. "Not so big and scary now, are ya?"

View from the top of the Bastille.

The north and west faces of the Bastille.<br>
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5. Werk Supp, 9+.<br>
10. Northcutt Variation, 10+.<br>
13. Bastille Crack, 7 or 8.<br>
14. Outer Space, 10.<br>
33. West Buttress, 11-.

View of the North Side of the Bastille.

On top looking back at The Redgarden Wall.

The Bastille with a climber on The Bastille Crack.

Unknown soloist on The Bastille.

Winter sun on the Bastille. The most sun it gets all day during September through May :-)

The Bastille.

First snowman ascent.

A shady Bastille on a November day, taken from the base of the Whale’s Tail. A party (in red) is ascending the Bastille Crack.

The Bastille from the North, August 3rd, 2016.

Some climbers on Hairstyles and Attitudes at dusk.

The Bastille

Starry night.

Summer 2013 pre-flood.

A shot of the Bastille north face from across on the Red Garden Wall on a another beautiful Sunday evening.

The Bastille from South Boulder Creek. Photo: James Beissel, October 2008.

Kevin Donald belays John Baldwin on the F.A. of the direct finish of the N.W. Corner. A tricky 5.11, done in 1979.
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Photo by Jim Garber.

An impromptu arch left after the road at the base of the Bastille washed away. Isn't rock awesome?

[[Jay]]10610 and me on the summit of <em>The Bastille</em>.

Kids, get off the road, it's dangerous.

The Bastille from Wind Tower, with several parties mid-climb.

Clouds on the Bastille.

The Bastille with climbers as seen hiking back on the road from the west.

Climber on the Bastille late in the afternoon.

A beautiful summer evening in Eldo.

A pretty Eldo evening.

Nothing like a walk-off with a little bit of exposure!

Ivy Baldwin would be proud :)

The Bastille Crack and The West Buttress<br>
(from 5/27/15).

The late afternoon view from Hawk-Eagle.

Looking at the Bastille from the Wind Tower.

A shot of the Bastille from Ruper.

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