It's worth going to the top...

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It's worth going to the top...

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Frogs enjoy hanging out at the spring near the base of the route watching for sketched leaders. November 2008.

Pitch 3 action as seen from Excellent Adventure. November 2012.

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Dark Shadows

Mustafa, beginning the 4th pitch

Hailey coming up the 3rd pitch.

tunnel spider web near the top

Dark Shadows - the belay positions are marked

gorgeous!

Frogs enjoy hanging out at the spring near the base of the route watching for sketched leaders. November 2008.

It's worth going to the top...

Pitch 3 action as seen from Excellent Adventure. November 2012.

Lucas enjoying P3: 11/23/2019

Red Rock Water Lily ©Zandra Lily. The rope-soaking pool at base of Dark Shadows.

Long Exposure with LEDs

First 4 pitches

Well-featured P3.

Some of the locals checking us out. This is taken from the start of the route.

Pitch 10: a crack leads to a roof. This is the crux pitch of the upper route.

P4 Dark Shadows

Christopher Lane belaying nephew, Calder Lane. at the 2nd pitch.

first 4 pitches

Looking up P4: 11/23/2019

Alex Honnold free soloing past us end of pitch 3

Route Overlay Dark Shadows Pitches 1-4

If you go beyond 4 pitches, rapping the route gets more interesting... Photo by Tony Bubb, 12/02.

tyler on the rap down

Pitch 5 ends above the pillar on the left.

Pitch 3 lol.

Descent beta. Follow big ledge system. Chimney up behind the tower. Follow cairns down into bowl. At bottom, rap off tree into chimney. 3 raps.

traversing to the rap anchors

Vertical pano from the start of Dark Shadows

Pitch 5. The left leaning crack above the roof.

Pitch 6 ends on the face after the leftward traverse. One bolt was missing from the anchor. I built a trad anchor in the crack below the bolt.

Ed coming up the P2 corner

happiness is a bomber nut placement

Pitch 9 climbs twin cracks and then heads rightward to a big ledge at the bottom of a corner with a single bolt.

Pitch 6 climbs huecos on the right side past the marked bolt.

Pitch 8 passes the roof on the right side.

Dark Shadows - Interactive 360°: https://go.ibex.fit/mp

Pitch 6 traverses left from the piton anchor. Note the pod and dirty gully above - don't climb that!

Pitch 7 climbs cracks to a ledge below the roof.

Above pitch 10, follow broken rock for a couple of pitches to the summit cairn of Mescalito. Lower fifth class.

3rd Pitch

Gettin Psyched

Pitch 10 roof.

Dark Shadows

Chuck just after the offwidth crux of p4

The pool directly below the climb. Be careful when you throw your ropes down!

Christopher Lane with brother Todd Lane at 4th pitch.

Locals check out our ropes at the base

The beautiful third pitch

GWB climbing the 4th pitch of Dark Shadows. A sweet pitch with a no hands rest part way up.

Starting up the first pitch on the slabby 5.5 section.

roof on P10

Patrick enjoying the 3rd pitch

Tiffany heading up the broken cracks at the start of P9.

Beginning the 4th pitch.

Looking up at p2 (or the second half of combined p1). You don't NEED to sew it up like this, but isn't it nice to know that you can...?

Jonny on p3.

Starting the traverse at the end of P2

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