Patrick off the Elephant's Truck. Man this route is STEEP!

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Patrick off the Elephant's Truck. Man this route is STEEP!

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one of the upper 5.7 pitches, so steep for so long...

The final ramp to the tree.

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Laine Christman

Apr 10, 2015

“Patrick off the Elephant's Truck. Man this route is STEEP!”

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Route Overlay Epinephrine

Chimney colors

Photo: Tyler Casey
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Greg Barnes replacing the final 1/4" bolts..April 2007. Thanks Greg!

Joanne Urioste on the chimneys during the FA, Photo Courtesy of J+J Urioste.

Permanent stash of emergency gear at the top of Epi.

The descent from Black Velvet Peak

for once it helps to be shorter

Finally coming out onto the face after the chimnneys

The descent from Black Velvet Peak

Roman "shadow warrior" doing the final 4th class traverse - totally covered in black (and white) ice - at night, illuminated by the glow of vegas and the nervous gaze of our headlamps

Near the Summit of Black Velvet Peak.

On the Eplephant Trunk, such deserved jugs

Going over the signature hump on the chimney pitch.

Looking at the upper pitches of Epinephrine and the summit of Black Velvet Peak as seen from Whiskey Peak

Historic photo from the FFFA of Epinephrine (First Free Floatie Ascent)

Into the chimneys...

Coach Bombay!

Summit register and bivy site atop Epinephrine

No holds, just squeeze

Spectacular chimneying

The descent from Black Velvet Peak

Picture of Whiskey Peak taken from the decent off of Epinepherine...taken around sunset in March 2009

Pitch 8 of Epinephrine--the super good stuff! April 2017. Note at least ten climbers on the rest of BV wall below and to the right of the climber.

From the suspected FFFA (first free floatie ascent) of Epinephrine with Tim Opsahl on Nov 16, 2019.

one of the upper 5.7 pitches, so steep for so long...

Patrick off the Elephant's Truck. Man this route is STEEP!

The final ramp to the tree.

Mark, on the upper pitches

B. Davidson starting up the head-wall above the opening chimney pitches of the climb.

The famous chimney pitches of Epinephrine

Blue collar climbing!

After already climbing 25+ pitchs.<br>
Photo from the Kelly Cordes collection.

Sunrise from the top of the first pitch. October 25th 2017

Epinephrine

Jared Coburn on one of the chimney pitches, 11/2/02.

This fairly disorienting image really captures Keith's experience on this pitch I think haha...

Tom with amazing exposure on what was pitch 8 or so.

Warner, ready for a beer

The last moves before the first 5.9 chimney belay (leaders note that the belay is behind and climber's right as you are facing toward the chimney)

Added some emergency supplies to the stash. Obviously leave some for the next person, but if you need it, take it.

The Descent from Black Velvet Peak

Mark Collar enjoying a wide chimney pitch on Epinephrine

From the suspected FFFA (first free floatie ascent) of Epinephrine with Tim Opsahl on Nov 16, 2019.

Rest break on p4

Elephant's Trunk

Epinephrine Descent Google Earth (zoomed in).

final exposed ramp leading to the class 2 jaunt to the summit

Epinephrine Walk Off

the second 5.9 chimney pitch (a nice handcrack provides a brief break from the offwidths/chimney)

The pitch off "The Elephants Trunk" is possibly the best pitch on the route.

spotted near the rap tree on pitch 3, good to know only certified climbers are tackling this serious route

Epinephrine Descent Google Earth.

Higher in the last chimney. It's almost a sport climb:-)

3rd pitch of the chimney.. awesome!

The big view of Epi. The climb pretty much ascends 2/3 of the way up the varnished wall, just right of the big white buttress, and finishes on that ramp sloping up and right.

The descent from Black Velvet Peak

Early chimney pitch on Epinephrine, tight-ish squeeze towards the exit if you choose to stay firmly in the chimney.

Yep, that's a chimney, alright.

WARNING loose boulder at base of Elephant's Trunk (start of pitch 6)
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The rock resting on top of this repel line is not attached to the wall; removing the repel line should be considered; do not build an anchor above this repel

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Patrick Mulligan

Reno, NV

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