Le 27 octobre 2012
Ascension du point culminant du parc d'Arches près de Moab, par un itinéraire astucieux évitant les surplombs de grès qui protègent le sommet.
Un joli itinéraire de randonnée du vertige/escalade dans le rocher incroyable du secteur des "windows", et qui mène à "elephant butte", qui offre du haut de ses 1700 m un panorama à 360° sur les arches creusées dans les dômes de grès.. Un court ressaut en 5a/5b (non équipé, mais protégeable sur friend) et 2 rappels équipés constituent les seules difficultés techniques de ce parcours, mais le plus dur sera de ne pas se perdre dans ce dédale de failles en grès ; impossible de se fier aux traces de passage ou à l'équipement, 2 éléments généralement inconnus des falaises de l'Utah !
le pas de 5b sur le grès tout en rondeurs
premier rappel à la montée, à noter les traces de corde sur le grès tendre...
dans l'ascension finale à travers les dômes de grès, un (petit) air de (petit) Wadi Rum...
vue du sommet vers le nord et les affleurements de Fiery Furnace
vue du sommet vers les montagnes La Sal
à la descente peu avant le rappel
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