Trip Report: Venusian Blind (5.7)

July 30th, 2017

From the moment I first saw a photo of the massive granite formation overlooking gorgeous glacial lakes, I have wanted to climb Temple Crag. Alan and I had already requested Monday off to take our engagement photos in the evening, so it was the perfect time to head into the eastern Sierras to conquer the climb over the weekend. We drove to Lone Pine on Friday night to camp under the Milky Way and wake up early to snag overnight permits.

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Crystal Crag – 24 most excellent hours

At 10:30PM yesterday we left LA. We fell asleep under a blanket of stars in the Alabama hills and woke up with a view of Mt. Whitney. Our afternoon was hiking around some alpine lakes and climbing on the spectacular crystal crag, a 600 ft mini mountain. It’s 9:45PM now and we have full bellies after a delicious dinner =) How could we possibly ask for more?

Multisport day

Mammoth is a pretty rad town – after a day of snowboarding, Alan joined me at the local crag for a few climbs. The approach was a casual three minute flip flop hike, and this was our beautiful view from the top of the wall!