Gypsy Rain; Another FKA

We now return you to The Gyspy Channel:
"Adventure Mrs. Gray?"
"Adventure, Mr. Gray."

Cindy eyes a potential line, hidden under thick lichen and moss, downslope from the incredible Rainmaker roof crack.

A thick bed of moss and lichen provides added challenges on the opening moves. 
Minimal cleaning revealed enough nubbins to gain the face.

Roof and face left of the Rainmaker

After half an hour of scrubbing on lead, a rest stance above the crux mantle, with over half the climb to go and clouds moving in from the east.

"Hon, did you ever look over there?"
"Nope."

Lake George, from the rappel.

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Eye to eye with the Rainmaker, above the roof.

Miss Pink Pants, on her way back to the base; first trad line, first ascent, and rappel since her surgery in March of this year.

Gypsy Rain, 5.8+, 23m, wired stoppers #3-12, Camalots .25 to #4, Lowe Tricams #1-4, fifteen slings eight to eighteen inches, one 10' loop of 1" webbing for the anchor. First known ascent Mike and Cindy Gray, September 6.2016

Elevenmile Images

Elevenmile Dome in morning light

Cindy demonstrates the depth of erosion slits in Wagontongue Road

More erosion damage to Wagontongue, prior to the recent heavy rains, which necessitated release of massive amounts of water from the dam and evacuation of the canyon.

Wagontongue erosion gully; this was two heavy rainstorms ago.

Turret Dome, first pitch of the Sunshine Slabs (5.3, 200') under threatening skies that would, later, produce both rain and soft hail as your ever-lovin' Ronin led up the waves of granite.

Cindy Gray; partner, handler, tireless explorer, faithful belayer and incredible adventure companion,
who was also kind enough to marry me.

Going for a jacket as the rain starts to fall.

Cleaning the last piece, at the top of the first pitch.

"What!?! I'm WORKING here!"

My queen, my wife, my love; Cindy Gray

Bucket list: fishing Elevenmile Canyon on free fishing weekend.

Wild iris nursery

Got boulders?

Relaxin' in the shade of the Scoop Wall

The run-out start of Head Over Squeals, a heady 5.9 I mistakenly started as the 5.6 warm-up I was looking for.

We found a pond on top of the Backstreet Wall!

Miss Cindy and a pair of REALLY white legs (photo darkened to protect the audience)

Home sweet home: the upper dozen campsites in Springer Gulch Campground.

A Memorable Memorial

And so it begins... sleet on Thursday afternoon.

Riverside camping, anyone?

Round Two, Friday afternoon

Half an hour later, sunshine!

Good advice.

"All ya gotta do is..."

Springer Gulch Boulder Garden

New crags, overlooking Sleeping Toms Hollow

Site #15, Spring Gulch Campground: tents only

Sunrise on Elevenmile Dome, and a view of the Gypsies' future climbs.