2:24hr on Town Crier (VI 5.9 C2)w/Rebecca and Ryan

 In preparation of wanting to climb El cap with Rebecca I thought we go out for a test run on Town Crier on the upper wall of the Index town walls. Town Crier (IV 5.9 C2) is the most popular multi pitch aid route in Washington and rightly so, it has fun big features and it has a big wall feel. After a how to session Rebecca (A 5.11 climber) in the gym we thought Rebecca would be ready for the real deal. Above is Rebecca getting her systems dialed at home.

After climbing Liberty Crack in 4:15 I thought it would be fun to short fix town crier. Here Ryan O'Connell and Rebecca are jugging the 2nd pitch while I self belay on the third.

 Ryan getting to the belay to put me on, Beck jugging below him

 Ryan and Beck on "Smoke out ledge" at the top of Pitch 2

 Rebecca jugging pitch 3 after lowering out the pendulum

 Beck backing herself up on while jugging pitch 3

 Ryan and Rebecca hanging out on the top of pitch 5 (I think) cheering me on as it hasn't even been an hour and a half yet. There was a free climbing party on Davis-Holland who wanted to go first cause they thought we would be slow, by the time we where 5 pitches up they where only 1.5 and when we topped out they hadn't even finished 3.

 looking down pitch 5 on Town Crier (Again I think I am not totally sure)

The view looking down 650ft from the top of the 6th pitch

Ryan and Rebecca hanging out at the Belay

Rebecca and Ryan arriving at the top of the 6th pitch while I self belay the final 5.6 grunge 7th pitch. It's not pretty but hey you gotta top out the wall

Ian and his lovely wife Rebecca on the top of Town Crier and the Upper wall of Index. Surprisingly it only took us 2:24 from base to top, not bad for Rebecca's first big wall considering most folks could take that long on any one pitch. Rebecca was so cute she asked if that's 700ft and only took us 2:24 why do we need to spend the night on El Cap. That's a great question, maybe we don't

Ryan O'Connell being goofy on the raps down Heavens gate

Ryan and I rapping Heavens gate, for sure the best way down the upper wall.