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<\/a>West face of Ship Rock<\/p><\/div>\n
Two climbers and an old VW Bug were heading west on Route 66 on a cool but sunny autumn day in the high desert. The stereo blasted Led Zeppelin, and the beer flowed freely.<\/p>\n
<\/a>George Bain leading one of the crux pitches.<\/p><\/div>\n
\u201cWow! There it is. That\u2019s quite a chunk of rock! Look at that West Face!\u201d Moe said excitedly. \u201cIt\u2019s bigger than I remembered.\u201d<\/p>\n
The sun was setting over the desert horizon, and the alpen glow on the West Face was spectacular.\u00a0 Neither of them could imagine that they would be watching it from quite a different perspective at the same time the next day.<\/p>\n
The rest of the story: \u00a0https:\/\/danceonedge.com\/?page_id=1051<\/a><\/p>\n Table of Contents:\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0https:\/\/danceonedge.com\/?page_id=22<\/a><\/p>\n Great book about the history of desert climbing \u00a0http:\/\/deserttowersbook.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cClimb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature\u2019s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn … Continue reading