gear is racked, ready to start P1.

Dave bringing up Gordy to the first belay.

Dave adjusting the anchor to put Gordy on lead belay for P2.

Gordy passing the crux of P2 and the entire route.

Dave following P2, the crux pitch of the route.

Gordy leading P4, the most exposed pitch of the route. Falsely labeled the crux in the guide book.

Gordy leading P4.

Gordy leading P4.

Gordy leading P4.

Gordy leading P4.

Gordy making what the guide book calls the crux move of the route... it's not. The 3 of us agreed it felt like a 5.8+, maybe 5.9 move with good protection.

Gordy just after making the supposed crux move of the route. We all agreed that P2 offered much more difficulty than P4.

The crescent arch ends and a piton lures you out onto the face.

The exposure factor after leaving the crescent arch and moving onto the face was very thrilling.

Gordy leading P4, getting close to the belay ledge. You can see the 4th belay ledge in the upper left corner of the photo.

Dave gets comfy on the nice large ledge at the 3rd belay.

Tom follows Gordy up pitch 4.

The friction makes for great footing and probably the most enjoyable pitch of the entire route.

Tom enjoys the exposure on P4.

The pro gets pretty thin where Tom is at in this picture. We just ran it out and found better pro just around the corner of the climbers right.

Tom passing what the guide book calls the crux of the route. We couldn't decide wether we were dissapointed or relieved that it was not. The exposure was enough of an intimidation factor. It was still a fun 5.8+/5.9 move however.

Very surprised to see this frog next to a piton after moving onto the face near the end of P4.

Dave Gordy and Tom at the top of Crescent Arch's P5, and the Daff dome.

A view of Daff Dome and Crescent Arch from the trail on the way in.

Looking up at Crescent Arch from the ground and start of the climb.

A close up of our team on the large ledge atop P3.

A wide shot of Crescent Arch and our team at the large ledge atop P3.