Nice light there in the Main Fork

Ram and Ryan through the black slot

The NF of RR is a challenging system to exit. Tom had worked some routes out and researched some others and they came into play during the week. We ended going up a side canyon and out to the top bench land. Ryan obeyed his elders and became our designated climbing gun on anything the old-timers felt like passing on (re:scared). With a little support for a foothold and some cheerleading, he climbed up a dryfall and offered a sling to the tentative old folks, who gratefully took it. What followed was a series of small and physical chockstone problems to climb, most solved by stemming up early and over the top of the barriers. Then the expansive views and the trudge up to one of the cars. The weather did more than hold. We were greeted by periodic sun and temps in the 40's.

Ryan leading the crux of the Crack route out.

The canyon we came out of.

Looks like blue sky, sunshine and big smiles all around.

A few other things to do out there, don't ya think? Looking out over the North Fork of Robbers Roost.

Tom, feeling lucky still, persuaded us to drive deeper into the Roost and so we camped around Bluejohns. The skies cleared, we made dinner, caught an awesome, orange moonrise and settled around the fire for 3+ hours of conversation and levity.

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