Uniform Queen
I climbed one of the best pitches of trad mixed I think I've ever done this past weekend. The route was the Uniform Queen on the Stanley Headwall (very close to Man Yoga), and it doesn't get much better than its third pitch, which involves climbing a dead vertical hand crack and a thin smear of ice - at the same time!. The hand cracks for your right hand and foot, and the thin smear of ice is for your left tool and foot. Hand jams in the right crack seemed to be the only way at times, which is a little out of character for the Rockies. After about thirty meters of this, a small icy overhang needs to be passed before reaching easier grounded and the belay. It doesn't seem to come in that often so if you haven't done it, you should go now! The grade is M7…
Thanks Gery, for the great day and the photos.
For more photos and Gery's website: http://vertical-unlimited.smugmug.com/Ice-and-Mixed-climbing/Uniform-Queen-Stanley-Headwall/20528062_nJXLQ5#1625870348_z9H3wDS
"Uniform Queen" is marked. The third pitch starts at the top of the arrow. The fat ice in the middle is the "Suffer Machine".
Me following the second pitch.
Halfway up the third pitch.