Eagle Lake Cliff

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Last weekend, Marlin, Dong, Monica and I decided to go...
The river flowing into Emerald Bay is Eagle Creek, which...
Eagle Lake Cliff is a vertical if not gently overhanging...
First up was Flight Simulator (5.11a) a very steep thin...
TC Pros in action. (The high top climbing shoes designed...
Dong, working it on the 5.9 slab above Flight Simulator.
Near the last bolt.
At the top.
A 5.10b fists/offwidth crack I meant to try all weekend...
Monica racked up and ready to go on Saturday afternoon.
Spacewalk (5.11c) after my (far from clean) lead on...
We liked this cliff so much that we thought it was worth...
Dong stepping around the 5.12 direct start to Spacewalk.
Dong at the bottom of Spacewalk.
Climbing the fun, easy hand crack section.
Fun, overhanging hand crack.
Hard to imagine a more picturesque location for climbing.
Into the fun offwidth section.
The other crack is not so easy to see from inside the...
Getting purchase.
Moving on up.
Plotting the next move.
Hugging the refrigerator.
Looks a lot easier than it is.
Monica found old photos where the offwidth / chimney on...
Not easy.
Faithful belayers. I didn't have ascenders with me;...
One of the more challenging parts.
Inch by inch.
Trying one technique.
And then trying a different technique.
Overhung off-fingers. Fun.
Liebacking off a very subtle shelf.
Taking a rest.
Next part isn't so bad.
Compare and contrast. I guess they had a pretty wide...
Double crack.
Funnest part of the climb for sure.
Fun moves.
Nearing the last hard part and on to the scary part.
The crack starts to narrow to tips above this point.
Starting the "space walk". I'm a little slow so the name...
Dong opts for the direct finish, supposedly a 5.12...
Using a heel hook to get up on the ledge.
Making the traverse.
Done!
Courtesy of Marlin: Dong lifted from one of my photos...