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CLIMBS AND EXPEDITIONS: UTAH October on a North facing route, were in the cold shade all day. The first pitch, wide hands in a right facing dihedral, was amazing and was especially challenging that day as our muscles were mostly frozen. Elena, Chris, and Caroline sent it with style. I had a bit more trouble and got lots of encouragement from all the people rapping down on top of me. The second pitch went well over the thin roof and onto a nice ledge. At the second belay, Chris, Elena, and I hopped around keeping warm while Caroline finished the third pitch. Chris' toes were as toasty as possible under Elena's warm farts. Elena, the little gnome in Wejchert's down coat, was singing in perfect key. I was working hard keeping Elena's feet warm against my chilly belly, and the sun was slowly setting behind the bluffs. I followed up last with my headlamp. Elena set up a 3-1 to haul me up the final ten foot chimney and I joined the others on top. All the stars had spread over the valley and the coyotes had begun howling in the distance. We rapped off in the dark, got lost on the hike down, and made it back to Onion Creek by 10:30pm. -Kylie Manson (‘08) Joe Forrester (‘06) and Dave Hoven (‘06) 1/6/2006 North Ridge Monster Tower Island in the Sky III 5.11c Joe Forrester (‘06) and Dave Hoven (‘06) climbed this 650 ft. tower on the first of June 2006. The climb was done in only 5 pitches by linking the 2nd and 3rd pitches and the final two pitches. Linking the last two pitches resulted in heinous ropedrag which, along with the extremely high winds, made the summit pitch somewhat spicy. We summited at the same time Joel and Kyle summited the adjacent tower, Washerwoman, giving us some great photo opportunities. We very luckily made our rappels down without getting our ropes stuck, watching as Joel and Kyle suffered a less fortunate fate. We napped at the base of the tower as we waited for Joel and Kyle to finish their descent then headed back to camp. -Dave Hoven (‘06) Joe Forrester (‘06) and Kyle Davis 5/29/2006 North Face (Pale Fire) Moses Tower