The Sisters

Good day today. We spent most of it watching the sun bathe the Cascade Lakes, our car, Rt 73, and basically everything but us. A little positive pessimism: It was windy all day, but at least we were in the shade.

The girls looking good.

We finally got around to climbing Sisters Right and Left. We probably should have started on Left to get our brains and arms warmed up, but we never were that smart. Instead, we did Right to start. Speaking of brains, I think mine spent most of that climb back at home sitting on the couch watching the stupid box. I spent most of the climb just trying to get myself fired up. Espresso instead of coffee tomorrow morning. The one part that I would do again and again was the first sequence of moves up to and through the cave - just brilliant fun.

Having way too much fun leaving the cave.

Brain, engage. Please...

Top of the hard stuff.

After we got back to the bottom, we took a run up Sisters Left. Good damn times. Besides the ramp part way up, the whole climb is a bit steeper than it looks from the ground. Instead of the normal curtain at the top there was an awesome pillar on the right side. It was only five or six moves long, but it was pretty fragile and in an awesome position.

Bottom of the route from above.

Top of the route from the same spot.

On the way out, I scoped out Cysty Ugler. This definitely looks like a line we're going to have to get on this year.