3rd Pitch

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3rd Pitch

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Gettin Psyched

Above pitch 10, follow broken rock for a couple of pitches to the summit cairn of Mescalito. Lower fifth class.

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Izzy Nawfal

Jun 5, 2014

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Dark Shadows

Mustafa, beginning the 4th pitch

Hailey coming up the 3rd pitch.

tunnel spider web near the top

Dark Shadows - the belay positions are marked

Frogs enjoy hanging out at the spring near the base of the route watching for sketched leaders. November 2008.

gorgeous!

It's worth going to the top...

Red Rock Water Lily ©Zandra Lily. The rope-soaking pool at base of Dark Shadows.

Pitch 3 action as seen from Excellent Adventure. November 2012.

Lucas enjoying P3: 11/23/2019

Pitch 10: a crack leads to a roof. This is the crux pitch of the upper route.

Well-featured P3.

P4 Dark Shadows

Some of the locals checking us out. This is taken from the start of the route.

First 4 pitches

first 4 pitches

Christopher Lane belaying nephew, Calder Lane. at the 2nd pitch.

If you go beyond 4 pitches, rapping the route gets more interesting... Photo by Tony Bubb, 12/02.

Looking up P4: 11/23/2019

Pitch 5 ends above the pillar on the left.

Descent beta. Follow big ledge system. Chimney up behind the tower. Follow cairns down into bowl. At bottom, rap off tree into chimney. 3 raps.

tyler on the rap down

Pitch 3 lol.

traversing to the rap anchors

Vertical pano from the start of Dark Shadows

Pitch 5. The left leaning crack above the roof.

Pitch 6 ends on the face after the leftward traverse. One bolt was missing from the anchor. I built a trad anchor in the crack below the bolt.

Ed coming up the P2 corner

happiness is a bomber nut placement

Pitch 9 climbs twin cracks and then heads rightward to a big ledge at the bottom of a corner with a single bolt.

Alex Honnold free soloing end of pitch 3

Route Overlay Dark Shadows Pitches 1-4

Dark Shadows - Interactive 360°: https://go.ibex.fit/mpds

Pitch 6 climbs huecos on the right side past the marked bolt.

Pitch 8 passes the roof on the right side.

Pitch 6 traverses left from the piton anchor. Note the pod and dirty gully above - don't climb that!

Pitch 7 climbs cracks to a ledge below the roof.

Gettin Psyched

3rd Pitch

Above pitch 10, follow broken rock for a couple of pitches to the summit cairn of Mescalito. Lower fifth class.

Pitch 10 roof.

Dark Shadows

The pool directly below the climb. Be careful when you throw your ropes down!

Chuck just after the offwidth crux of p4

Christopher Lane with brother Todd Lane at 4th pitch.

Locals check out our ropes at the base

The beautiful third pitch

GWB climbing the 4th pitch of Dark Shadows. A sweet pitch with a no hands rest part way up.

Starting up the first pitch on the slabby 5.5 section.

Beginning the 4th pitch.

Tiffany heading up the broken cracks at the start of P9.

Patrick enjoying the 3rd pitch

Kat from Canmore AB climbing the beautiful corner pitch (with partner Oliver above)

roof on P10

Starting the traverse at the end of P2

Looking up at p2 (or the second half of combined p1). You don't NEED to sew it up like this, but isn't it nice to know that you can...?

Petey cruxes on Dark Shadows. May 13, 2015.

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