The thread for the forthcoming Shuteye get-together reminded me that I'm roughly 10 months overdue on this, so...

Prologue
Part 1

Last spring I tried to get my sister-in-law and her (then) six year old daughter on a rope multiple times, failing for a variety of reasons, and I knew I had limited time as summer began to rev up before the weather window closed, but after wham-bam 24 hour scouting trip I knew I had found a memorable spot for finally achieving success. So the weekend of July 4th we were back out at Shuteye!

After a crack of eh start, and the long, twisty, bouncy, (slightly woozy), ride in, the stoke is still high!

I love the approach trail to Queen's Thorne. It's a (relatively) mellow 45 minutes, through a variety of stunning terrains and ecosystems, with equally stunning views.

At the trail head.

Da Brim sighting!

Cool rock.

Cooler rock!

Little Shuteye Pass

Shameless selfie (technically "groupie", I guess).

Down in the creekbed between the pass and the dome.

And back up over talus...

...and across slabs.

A little natural shade along the way.

And a bit of manmade shade at the destination (good thing I lugged those couple of cams in).

Unfortunately I don't have any pics of the last bit of the approach (immediately preceding the previous shot), where it gets a bit...spicy when it turns from a mellow 1st/2nd class ramble into an exposed 100' 3rd class downclimb, to a ramp perched well above the tops of the trees in the valley below, giving you an immediate sense of air as soon as you start climbing. But to get a feel for it, here's the scouting pic I took the previous trip up:
Move downhill at the right tree on the top of the dome, follow the water streaks directly below it to the ramp, then take the ramp down and right to the prominent white streak on the headwall (after 4 chaperone trips to keep everyone safe and on route, and 2 or 3 gear shuttle trips [plus repeat all that on the way back up] I got fairly familiar with it). The tops of the trees on the dome side of the canyon are roughly even with the next ramp below the one were were on.

My wife and I went first (no pics of that either), then it was my niece's turn!

Tying in.

A bit of a tricky start.

Off on her own now.

Navigating the roof.

Found a good stance.

At the top!

Next was her mom's turn. Nearing the top:

Parting shot of the day, looking down on our little basecamp before breaking it down (also gives a peak at how high above the ground the climb is-like I said, big air right off the deck).

All-in-all, a full value day.