I unearthed some slides recently and spent time getting them digitized and subsequently corrected. Here's the result of that project"

The climb, Bishop Jaggers, is truly a Colorado classic.

It's a Grade II, 5.9. Some think that it may deserve an "R" rating, but this is not justified any longer since ASCA replaced all the bolts. The old 1/4" rawl drive bolts were scary looking!

3/17/1985.

On the beautiful early morning approach:


Gary Molzan, Anne Carrier, and I all had seen the photos in Dudley Chelton's book "Climb," and we were hot to do this very cool-looking route. We didn't have much beta...just the "Brown Book of Lies," the then-current guidebook to the South Platte. We were also aware that some of the routes were considered as "sandbags," and were mentally prepared to have a struggle.

I volunteered to lead the first pitch, described in the guidebook as 5.6:



There was another party ahead and I waited in a neat rest for the stance to clear out.


Gary did the second lead, the 6-bolt ascending traverse, and belayed. I belayed Gary and no pictures suitable were recovered. I may have one later after re-scanning the slide.


Anne followed the pitch in fine style (as she always did). Note the de rigeur for the day white painter pants.



There are still some more slides I need to get re-scanned, since the first go round didn't fare well in some regards; these are 26 years old and some of the colors are getting funky.I'll add them in as an edit as more are finished.