Climbing at Bon Echo, 2002

by Gerald Oskoboiny

On Aug 31, 2002, Tristen, Josee and I climbed Pinnacle at Bon Echo Park.

This was my first multi-pitch climb, my third time climbing outdoors. Tristen led, I went next, and Josee came last, cleaning up Tristen's gear on the way. I found the climb fairly easy (it's rated a 5.4) but got freaked out a couple times by the exposure (100m drop into the lake below!)

Day two

The next day, Sept 1, Tristen and Josee climbed Boris's Route, a 5.5.

(they are barely visible in the pics of cliffs above, see e.g. this huge version of the second-last one; you can see them just to the right of the middle of the pic.)

Here's some video:

• Tristen getting advice on stepping over the crack (filmed sideways; oops, forgot I can't rotate videos)
• Tristen stepping over the crack on Pinnacle
• Panoramic tour from the top of Pinnacle with my spooky disembodied head in the foreground
• Tristen jumping off a 20' cliff
• Tristen diving off a smaller cliff

See also: all my photos from this trip or Tristen's pics

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