Gallery | Climbing | Climbing The Pear Buttress: May 31, 2008

This long, hard climb has been on our 'To-Do' list for quite some time. On this Saturday we got up early, hiked out, and climbed one of the longest, hardest, most beautiful climbs we have done in years.
General view of our climb
I think this car belongs to a rock climber
The twin Owls perched on top of Lumpy Ridge
The Continental Divide
Mt Meeker and Long's Peak
Big crowd at the bottom of the Book
Climber on Loose Ends (5.9+)
Top of the first pitch of our climb
The first pitch of Pear Buttress (5.8+)
View of the Rocky Mtn Nat Park
The fixed gear at the top of the second pitch
Mark getting ready to climb the 120ft long handcrack
Mark having fun on the climb too!
Kate having fun on the climb
View of Lumpy Ridge
View towards Estes Park
Looking up the fine crack that is the third pitch of the climb
Mark setting a belay below the Cave Exit
Looking along the rocky paradise of our ridgeline
Summit photo!
Lumpy Ridge in the afternoon
Looking down on the cows in the meadow so far below us.
Rocky Mountain National Park
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