Climbing Index #2

Alright, these pics are all from last week, my second trip to Index.
I like Index, WA a lot. I could definitely see myself buying a little cabin out there someday.

So this time out I made a return to Sagittarius and also did the first pitch of Godzilla. Simone brought his girlfriend along, so we really couldn't do any multi pitch routes, but I really want to see what the rest of godzilla is like. It's highly recommended.

...ANYHOW...

The ratings on Index are notoriously low, so a 5.9 here is probably 5.11 at Exit 38. By the time I finish the first pitch of Sagittarius (oh yes I finished this time), sweat is literally rolling down off my head.

Lets liven this with some pictures:

This picture is taken from the end of the first pitch. You are looking down at the crack used to ascend to the traverse.



And this picture is looking back at the lateral traverse:



















And this is a view from the ground, the start of this picture is already 30 feet or so off the ground. You can see the bolts at the very top left of this picture.So, yeah.. It's a great climb, very challenging. My previous fall happened about 10 feet to the right of the bolts, and I ended up hanging.... well... 10 feet underneath the bolts of course.

Did I mention the view?