Paul Callo
Prime Rib - Goat Wall- June 22, 2007
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| After taking a raincheck for a day in the mountains
due to a knee injury, several weeks later, Paul Callo decided
to try a route on Goat Wall to test out the knee and keep the
approach to a minimum. |
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| After a 20 minute approach, we began
the climb. Here Paul finishes the initial approach pitch. |
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| Higher up the climbing gets steeper and
more exposed. |
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| Never desperate, though constantly interesting
is a good way to describe Prime Rib. With 12 pitches of
climbing largely in the 5.6 - 5.7 range, great views of
the upper valley and shade until afternoon, this climb
is understandably popular. |
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| Many of the pitches have 5.8 cruxes
that keep things interesting. Here Paul works through
midway up the route. |
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| Finally hitting the sun, the breeze kicks
in and keeps things quite cool. |
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| There are three short walks in between
pitches throughout the climb. Here Paul climbs the longest
and most sustained pitch on the climb after the last of
the three walks. |
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| The following pitch offers easy, though
wildly exposed climbing. |
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| After topping out, we switched into our
approach shoes and began the many rappells back to the
base. We were back in Mazama by early afternoon. |
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