Thumbelina , the left-most tower of the Bridger Jacks
Thumbelina is so beautiful. I always wanted to climb this tower, but was worried about getting up the hard 5.11 face climbing, which I doubted I could lead.
We did this route as two pitches, with me leading the first chimney pitch, above, to a belay on the chock stone. that worked out very well, as the lower part of the wall went into the shade as Andrew lead pitch two, and I luckily stayed in the sun atop my perch on the chockstone.
Andrew following pitch 1
The chimney is straightforward, but lacks protection, unless one carries very big gear.
One can climb Thumbelina as one long pitch, but I’m glad we didn’t . I stayed warm, belaying in the sun on ridge, from where I admired the view to both sides of the Mesa. I had a much better view of Andrew climbing pith two, the crux face moves.
Great photos - you really get a good idea of the pitch. I think it would make me dizzy.
Comment by Mandy — June 15, 2010 @ 6:58 pm