Columbus Day weekend was one of the most colorful ever, with good weather from Saturday through Monday. We sandwiched a day at home on Crane with two traveling days.
View from Crane Mountain’s Jammer Wall. The Isobuttress and Black Arch Arete are visible.
Bella Vista View, from the top of the second or third pitch.
Paul came up after work, and we dashed up Bella Vista for its namesake view. Just enough spice to be interesting, the route leads up to an open promontory with a picture-perfect…uh, vista of the fall foliage lining the slope below and the hills beyond.
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It took two attempts over two days, not to mention several stabs in past years, but we finally pushed a rock route all the way up the same terrain as Crane Mountain’s popular Waterfall Wall ice climb.
Bruce reaches the top of pitch 3 during the first full ascent of the Waterfall Wall.