For more information about this particular route/climb, take a look at this PDF off the REI site (link).
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The best part about the trip? We were there for the Orionid meteor shower (supposedly the best of the year, we’ve been out a total of THREE times now for various meteor showers – Perseid and Leonid), only to have it cloudy with drizzle the first night, and cloudy and – what is that? SNOW? – on the second night.
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On another note, here’s a shot of me in action! Photo courtesy of Ernest Rivera. Yes, it was cold. Yes, it was my first time climbing. Yes, I am wearing a panda hat. And yes, I did make it to the top – woo hoo! I have bruises on my knees and sore muscles to prove it.