Album: 2006: Climbing: Red Rocks, March 2006: Overhanging Hangover (5.10a)

Our last climb on this trip to Red Rocks was Overhanging Hangover, a really excellent short route, and an awesome photo opportunity... so awesome, in fact, that after leading the second pitch, Aaron had me zip the camera up to his belay on our second rope so that he could take pictures of me following the pitch. He went a little crazy with the camera, but got some great photos, including one which might be the best climbing photo ever taken of me. He took so many pictures that I decided to split this off into a separate album.

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	Me leading pitch 1 The first pitch started out easy, but quickly got serious and remained serious. Much of the pitch was delicate, thin slab climbing.	March 27, 2006 1600 x 1200 pixels 430.0 KB
	Aaron leading pitch 2 Look at the size of that roof! Just being up there in that position is a little intimidating.	March 27, 2006 1600 x 1200 pixels 431.4 KB
	Close-up of Aaron under the roof Look at the size of that roof! Just being up there in that position is a little intimidating.	March 27, 2006 1600 x 1200 pixels 425.8 KB
	Following pitch 2: Near the beginning... This is the first in a long sequence of photos that show me following the second pitch of the climb.	March 27, 2006 1200 x 1600 pixels 394.0 KB
	Following pitch 2: Middle section Me climbing the nice thin crack that made up most of the pitch	March 27, 2006 1200 x 1600 pixels 395.5 KB
	Following pitch 2: Middle section Me climbing the nice thin crack that made up most of the pitch	March 27, 2006 1200 x 1600 pixels 406.4 KB
	Following pitch 2: Approaching the roof The protection is mostly bolts from here on, though in several places (most notably under the roof itself) good natural protection could be found.	March 27, 2006 1200 x 1600 pixels 396.2 KB
	Following pitch 2: Approaching the roof This pitch was deceiving, in that there were several parts that looked tricky from below, but turned out to be pretty easy. Also, there was a lot of stuff on...	March 27, 2006 1200 x 1600 pixels 401.3 KB
	Following pitch 2: Approaching the roof	March 27, 2006 1200 x 1600 pixels 402.4 KB
	Following pitch 2: Approaching the roof In this photo you can see the perfect little edge that I'll be using to traverse under the roof.	March 27, 2006 1200 x 1600 pixels 395.7 KB
	Following pitch 2: Technical sequence A technical move to pull up to the headwall under the roof	March 27, 2006 1200 x 1600 pixels 393.3 KB
	Following pitch 2: Technical sequence A technical move to pull up to the headwall under the roof	March 27, 2006 1200 x 1600 pixels 397.0 KB
	Following pitch 2: Technical sequence A technical move to pull up to the headwall under the roof	March 27, 2006 1200 x 1600 pixels 396.1 KB
	Posing under the roof Aaron took one of his many self-portraits, with me in the background, about to start the final traverse under the giant roof.	March 27, 2006 1600 x 1200 pixels 413.5 KB
	Following pitch 2: About to start the traverse I've just got to move up a little higher in order to start the traverse out under the giant roof.	March 27, 2006 1600 x 1200 pixels 420.2 KB
	Following pitch 2: Traversing under the roof	March 27, 2006 1600 x 1200 pixels 413.7 KB
	Following pitch 2: Traversing under the roof	March 27, 2006 1600 x 1200 pixels 410.2 KB
	Following pitch 2: Traversing under the roof In the middle of the very last moves of Overhanging Hangover (5.10a) at Red Rocks. You can just see how I'm looking for that next hold, visible in the upper...	March 27, 2006 1600 x 1200 pixels 414.2 KB
	Hanging out at the belay The climb ends right at the lip of the roof, immediately after traversing out under it. This is me hanging out at the belay, with the giant roof still over my...	March 27, 2006 1600 x 1200 pixels 415.2 KB
	Wild rappel The first rappel from Overhanging Hangover is completely free-hanging, from the moment you leave the anchor until the moment you land on the ledge partway up...	March 27, 2006 1600 x 1200 pixels 416.0 KB
	Crazy Aaron self-portrait Don't ask me what Aaron was trying to achieve with this one... I think he was trying to take one of his self portraits on rappel, showing the free-hanging...	March 27, 2006 1600 x 1200 pixels 429.2 KB