2. 2008

Sedona, AZ

Several days of climbing and relaxing in the beautiful Oak Creek Canyon.
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Two full ropelength rappels drop us to the ground after climbing <i>Mars Attacks 5.8</i>. Here, Tracy nears the anchor in the middle.
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Two full ropelength rappels drop us to the ground after climbing Mars Attacks 5.8. Here, Tracy nears the anchor in the middle.

ArizonaSedonaRock ClimbingTracy Borland2008

  • Sedona's Bell Rock darkens the sky during a bit of night shooting while looking for poisonous critters.
  • Brilliant stars light up the Sedona sky. Sedona is a clean town full of greenies, and rules regulate the amount of light released into the sky after dark, which makes for some beautiful starscapes!
  • The town of Sedona glows faintly from afar in the early night.
  • Kelsey grunts through the airy moves on the second pitch of <i>Mars Attacks 5.8</i>.
  • Kelsey shows the strain of the exposure, puzzled by relatively easy moves due to the massive air under his feet on <i>Mars Attacks 5.8</i>.
  • The fourth pitch of <i>Mars Attacks 5.8</i> goes down as Kelsey climbs higher toward the anchors.
  • Kelsey makes a clip on the fourth pitch of <i>Mars Attacks 5.8</i>.
  • A near featureless slab extends in front of Kelsey, offering a bit of challenge on the final moves of <i>Mars Attacks 5.8</i>.
  • Kelsey works through some slabby moves high over the Arizona desert on <i>Mars Attacks 5.8</i>.
  • Tracy follows up the exposed slab of <i>Mars Attacks 5.8</i> in the hot afternoon sun.
  • The last of the tricky slab climbing lies ahead as Tracy nears the top of <i>Mars Attacks 5.8</i>.
  • Tracy grins in spite of the struggles on the high exposed slab of <i>Mars Attacks 5.8</i>.
  • Tracy tops out on <i>Mars Attacks 5.8</i> after four pitches of beautifully varied climbing.
  • Two full ropelength rappels drop us to the ground after climbing <i>Mars Attacks 5.8</i>. Here, Tracy nears the anchor in the middle.
  • Kelsey lowers down the Sedona mountainside on the rappel from <i>Mars Attacks 5.8</i>.
  • Bright green lichen contrasts harshly with the bright red Sedona sandstone.
  • A rendezvous with our friend Mike led us out to a route he and his friends recently established called <i>The Windows Route 5.10b</i>.
  • Kelsey looks for holds around him on the first pitch of <i>The Windows Route 5.10b</i>.
  • Kelsey looks for hold around him on the first pitch of <i>The Windows Route 5.10b</i>.
  • The classic feature of <i>The Windows Route 5.10b</i> is its amazing chimney requiring climbers to stem the gap as a child in a hallway and climb to where these two towers come back together. Leaning over to place and clip protection is an odd feeling for a climber used to climbing only one wall at a time. Here, Kelsey locks into the beautiful hand jam prior to exiting the window, with Mike waiting at the belay above.
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