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1,000 feet of untouched* granite. <br> <br> *somewhat touched.
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Smoke Bomb (5.10b) goes up the right side.
Morning light in December
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Michael Williams
Feb 23, 2015
“1,000 feet of untouched* granite.

  • somewhat touched.
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1,000 feet of untouched* granite. <br> <br> *somewhat touched.
Morning light in December
The largest and most impressive of the formations. I believe this is the formation being called the Toiyabe Fitzroy, which I think is a killer name for a crag!
The Wild Granites as viewed from the RO Ranch in the bottom of Big Smokey Valley
overview of area
The Wild Granites. This photo was taken from about halfway through the approach. The base of the formations are still a considerable distance. The scale of this place is grand.
Topo in main campsite
A.K.A., "Rocco's Wall". American Pillar route (5.10, 1981) is shown. H3O (5.11, 1982) is around the corner. Also, a 5.9R route (The Milk Bottle, 1979?) works its way up the crack system descending from just right of the summit.
Low res capture due to MP limits - December
Copious slabs below the "main" formations
Overview of the area labeled with feature names either given or previously identifed.
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