Rapping down the Monument--what red soil! Crazy!

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Rapping down the Monument--what red soil! Crazy!

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With Nancy on the summit.

Bayes and Matt starting up the slab of pitch 4.

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Ben Mottinger

Aug 29, 2001

“Rapping down the Monument--what red soil! Crazy!”

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A route overlay for Otto's Route.

Matt and Bayes on the summit. First desert tower for this little 4-year old!

Bayes getting to "lead" the little summit "pitch" after pitch 4.

Otto's Route pitches.

George Bell finishing off the crux on the last pitch.

Annie coming over the crux of Otto's Route.

Peter and Patty marrying at the top of Independence Monument after climbing Otto's Route on May 8, 2007.

Sir Chris Bonington and Paul Ross.... A long way from Cumbria.

You think you're tough. Here's Zane, age 5 or 6, finishing up the final overhang (with a little aid).

The dreaded desert rock lizard enjoying his lunch.

On the summit in March of '03.

Mike pulling the summit ledge.

Rapping off Otto's Route.

Jason Rite pulling the final overhang.

The final pitch.

Well that's... creative. You get to clip two of these on pitch 3!

Pitch 3 - short one leading to Lunchbox Ledge.

The final pitch.

Icy summit pool.

Carl Pelletier tags the top of Otto's Route, Independence Monument.

OW beta for the techniqueless.

Good stuff.

Taken from the Saddlehorn CG area. You won't see sunshine on this route until pitch 4. 4/13/2002

The lower part of Otto's Route. Green X's mark fixed anchors at the top of the first two pitches.

The view from the big ledge.

View from the start of the first pitch.

Independence Monument from the trail in to Otto's Route.

360 summit.

With Nancy on the summit.

Rapping down the Monument--what red soil! Crazy!

Bayes and Matt starting up the slab of pitch 4.

Jekich rapping off Otto's to Lunchbox Ledge. (70m rope)

From above and below!

The time tunnel.

Daniel on P4.

Rock art.

Thanksgiving day, '09.

Brian throws the totally unnecessary (but fun!) dyno at the crux of pitch 4.

Dean is following the crux summit pitch on Otto's route. Note the massive drilled holes for the pipes.

Would whip.

Kit signing with blood. What's with that sticker on the ammo can?

Winter ascent.

Lee Rittenmeyer atop pitch 1.

Bayes and Matt at Lunch Box Ledge while I lead pitch 4.

Bob finishing the last pitch. Two drilled pockets can easily be seen in the left hand side of the picture. The pockets greatly reduce the difficulty of the climbing.

That black tri-cam might slow him down.

Jonah Wilkey on the third pitch.

Bomber!

Having fun on Otto's Route.

A photo of one or both of our beloved founders (Mike and/or Ben...it's been so long I forgot) at the top of Otto's Route circa 2001, I think.

Dan Mottinger finishing the overhanging and exposed pitch--quite a rush.

Tim in the tunnel through time.

Charles Vernon looks out from the summit of Independence Monument after finishing Otto's Route.

Here is pitch 1 of Otto's route. My first gear lead ever! in 1997!!

Demolished summit log, May 22nd, 2022. Bummer!

Logan finds a faster way down....

Christ, getting ready to pull the final roof on Otto's Route.

Logan Berndt coming up pitch 3.

Lee starting pitch 2.

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