Alpine start from Flagstaff. Picked up Walker at 4:30 am and left town in the dark. Reached the parking area at 7:00, got our act together and started the 2-hour approach. After a few wrong turns on the climbers' trail and an extra 40 minutes of leg shredding in the brush, we made it to the base of the climb. Originally we planned to climb "Tread Gently", a recommended route, four pitches in length with a 5.8 difficulty rating. Unfortunately, a party beat us to it, so we climbed "Dislocation Direct", a quality 4-pitch route rated 5.6. Check out the pictures:

Getting our act together in the parking lot.

Along the easy part of the trail.

Morning light view of "The One Who is Known as Granite; El Granitico". Looking at the west aspect.

First pitch to "Pine Tree Ledge"

First pitch of "Dislocation Direct" and second pitch of our route.

Walker nearing the top of the third pitch.

Enjoying a great view from a perfect ledge at the top of the third pitch.

Me.

Walker pulling over the top.

On top of The Granite One.

Our route.

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