Some really cool photos and video coming out of this weekend.
The first comes from the Cannell Plunge in Kernville.  Above you can clearly see that the trail burned just a few weeks ago.  Why is it this trail is open but so many of the burned trails are closed in the San Gabriels?  Check out the whole photo spread HERE.

I got this email from Stephen Le this morning:
"This is on top of pitch two. Kurt is almost at the roof which is the crux of this section. Brandy just finished it and i gave her control of Kurt's belay while I video the footage. At this point, we're about 300+ off the deck with about another 200+ feet to the end of the climb. Then we come off rope and scramble about 300 feet to the summit. " Check out the video


Of the summit push Stephen writes:
"Here is the last 50 feet of the summit push. We've already come off rope and many of the sections are exposed with the no fall option in full effect. After we top out and sign the summit registry, we then down climb, scramble and hike out the about 1,800 feet back to terra firma." Check out the video

As you know Stephen and a few others are going to climb Kiliminjaro in October.  SCOA has some questions for Stephen, lets see if we can get an interview.  Until then -

Blue Skies
Chris Ashford