April 29, 2001: The Rim Climb
Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences,
Universityof Wisconsin - Green Bay
We had two choices to get out. One was to retrace our steps: four miles and a1500-foot climb. The other was to go up the rim, two miles and a 1000 footclimb. In a lucid moment (I had one as recently as 1988) I should have taken thelong slow way. But I don't regret doing it this way.
 April 29, 2001, 1:43 PM MDT |
Looking up at the rim. The way out was up the talus and via the light spot rimmed by trees in the upper right. It's steeper than it looks. |
 April 29, 2001, 1:43 PM MDT |
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 April 29, 2001, 1:44 PM MDT |
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 April 29, 2001, 1:47 PM MDT |
Getting closer. The route goes left of the peak in the center. |
 April 29, 2001, 1:50 PM MDT |
Numerous small faults in a block of sandstone. |
 April 29, 2001, 1:57 PM MDT |
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 April 29, 2001, 2:31 PM MDT |
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 April 29, 2001, 2:31 PM MDT |
Looking back at the entrance to the dome. The spines of rock at right center mark the center of the structure. |
 April 29, 2001, 2:40 PM MDT |
The tricky part. This slickrock is just a bit too steep to climb directly. The folks in the trees pioneered a route that wasn't overly dangerous. |
 April 29, 2001, 2:40 PM MDT |
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 April 29, 2001, 2:44 PM MDT |
Last of the slickrock climb involved angling along this ledge |
 April 29, 2001, 2:44 PM MDT |
Thomas Kenkmann is looking for an errant camera. He found it. See below. |
 April 29, 2001, 2:48 PM MDT |
Thomas is coming up the most difficult stretch. Hans (foreground) suggested I sit on the rock and push against the dipping ledge with my feet. It worked fine. |
 April 29, 2001, 2:53 PM MDT |
Why You Shouldn't Drop Cameras Off Cliffs sounds more like the title of a Monty Python sketch, but Graham's camera didn't fare too well in its 100-foot tumble. |
 April 29, 2001, 2:55 PM MDT |
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 April 29, 2001, 2:56 PM MDT |
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 April 29, 2001, 3:04 PM MDT |
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 April 29, 2001, 3:07 PM MDT |
A view back at the slickrock route. |
 April 29, 2001, 3:14 PM MDT |
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 April 29, 2001, 3:20 PM MDT |
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 April 29, 2001, 3:25 PM MDT |
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 April 29, 2001, 3:25 PM MDT |
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 April 29, 2001, 3:25 PM MDT |
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 April 29, 2001, 3:34 PM MDT |
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 April 29, 2001, 3:55 PM MDT |
A well-deserved rest. |
 April 29, 2001, 5:16 PM MDT |
The whole crew is back. |
 April 29, 2001, 6:52 PM MDT |
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 April 29, 2001, 6:55 PM MDT |
A view of the LaSal Mountains from Utah highway 128. |
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