return to the second

chris and i climbed the second flatiron today. chris's first free solo, my third. same rock, slightly different route. seems there are unlimited variations. we both biked up after work/meetings and enjoyed the sun. chautauqua was swarming with undergrads today!
 

starting up.
 

squinting up.
 
 

i was obsessed with talking about the party ledges, where there's plenty o' space. this would not be one.
 
 
 
 

chris looks nervous about this next section, but he had a unique solution to the diving board. that's golden's table mountain back there. way back there.
 

final crack. per chris, "finally some real rock climbing." then picnic followed by the icy, slushy shuffle back down.