for once it helps to be shorter

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for once it helps to be shorter

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The descent from Black Velvet Peak

Finally coming out onto the face after the chimnneys

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fossana

Jun 3, 2010

“for once it helps to be shorter”

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Route Overlay Epinephrine

Chimney colors

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

The descent from Black Velvet Peak

Greg Barnes replacing the final 1/4" bolts..April 2007. Thanks Greg!

Permanent stash of emergency gear at the top of Epi.

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

The descent from Black Velvet Peak

for once it helps to be shorter

Finally coming out onto the face after the chimnneys

Going over the signature hump on the chimney pitch.

Near the Summit of Black Velvet Peak.

On the Eplephant Trunk, such deserved jugs

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)

Summit register and bivy site atop Epinephrine

No holds, just squeeze

Spectacular chimneying

Into the chimneys...

The descent from Black Velvet Peak

Coach Bombay!

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

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.

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

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

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

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

The final ramp to the tree.

Mark, on the upper pitches

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

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

Blue collar climbing!

The famous chimney pitches of Epinephrine

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

Epinephrine

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

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...

Warner, ready for a beer

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

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)

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

The Descent from Black Velvet Peak

Mark Collar enjoying a wide chimney pitch on Epinephrine

Elephant's Trunk

Epinephrine Descent Google Earth (zoomed in).

Rest break on p4

Epinephrine Walk Off

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

Epinephrine Pitch 1-4:
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The pitch off "The Elephants Trunk" is possibly the best pitch on the route.

Epinephrine Descent Google Earth.

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

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

3rd pitch of the chimney.. awesome!

The descent from Black Velvet Peak

Looking up at Epinephrine in a brief glow of morning light.

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.

Start of the route

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leeds, ut

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