Tricky moves on the traverse right on the upper part of pitch 2...My partner described the crux move shortly off the belay down low as a "tall person's move"..I'm not usually much for that excuse but I had to agree with him, I could barely do it on second, and that was with the benefit of using a slot where he had a yellow alien as a hold..

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Tricky moves on the traverse right on the upper part of pitch 2...My partner described the crux move shortly off the belay down low as a "tall person's move"..I'm not usually much for that excuse but I had to agree with him, I could barely do it on second, and that was with the benefit of using a slot where he had a yellow alien as a hold..

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Sitting in the hot tub like bowl at the top of the climb.

My attempt at a topo, if somebody notices anything that's completely off please let me know

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Jan 9, 2007

“Tricky moves on the traverse right on the upper part of pitch 2...My partner described the crux move shortly off the belay down low as a "tall person's move"..I'm not usually much for that excuse but I had to agree with him, I could barely do it on second, and that was with the benefit of using a slot where he had a yellow alien as a hold..”

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Climber near the top of Absinthe - taken from the top of Too Tough to Die.

Start up dihedral to first bolt.

Sitting in the hot tub like bowl at the top of the climb.

Tricky moves on the traverse right on the upper part of pitch 2...My partner described the crux move shortly off the belay down low as a "tall person's move"..I'm not usually much for that excuse but I had to agree with him, I could barely do it on second, and that was with the benefit of using a slot where he had a yellow alien as a hold..

My attempt at a topo, if somebody notices anything that's completely off please let me know

At the anchor for pitch three, probably the most closely bolted pitch of the climb

P6, a long friction pitch.

Leading P3 of Absinthe of Mallet.<br>
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Photo by James Scott

Another view of the impeccable pitch 7 slab. Channel your inner gecko!

The final P7, another long friction pitch. Bring cams to set up the belay, I think I used a .5, 1, and 2

Awkward sibling summit selfie of me and Alex at the top of Absinthe of Mallet

Jess leading the final pitch -PC to the man on Ewephoria that we met on top

Final slab stretch of Pitch 6.

Pitch 6.

Looking up the start of Pitch 4.

Corner at the start of Pitch 2.

Jillian following P1

Top of TTTD from p6 anchors on absinthe. Neil from PHX climbing.

Approaching Absinthe of Mallet in the snow. December 2001.

Another shot of the last pitch

At the top of the crux pitch enjoying the nice belay stance.

Justin York, near the top of Too Tough Too Die, watches Catherine Conner stick to nothing on the final slab pitches of the new finish of Absinthe Of Mallet. Photo by Ryan B.

Pitch 7. An awesome bolted slab to the top.

Another shot from high on TTTD

P.Ross top of Absinth of Mallat looking towards the town of Tombstone.

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