George’s Tree at Lumpy

In the fall of 2005, we heard that Jeremy, Dana, and their friend Mark were coming to Colorado. We insisted that they come to Estes and stay with us. It was a great visit, and despite all being crammed into our tiny little apartment, Apryle and I were sad to see them go.

While they were in town, we did a bunch of climbing up at Lumpy. Apryle talked Jeremy into leading George’s Tree, a deceivingly hard 5.9 flaring handcrack that lends little confidence. I lead the first pitch of Osiris, next climb over, and photographed Jeremy as he climbed from above…