

From July 25 till Aug 19th, it rained 17 out of a possible 26 days. Now that's frustrating when you're living on the road. At least we caught a nice short window for this climb. We walked up to the base of the cliff, saw this obvious crack system and went for it. We had no beta, no guide - just masters of the obvious.

THE 1200 FT EAST FACE OF LIBERTY BELL AT WASHINGTON PASS, NORTH CASCADES, WA

RAINSFORD ROUNER CLEANING A PITCH ON 'LIBERTY CRACK' ROUTE, EAST FACE, LIBERTY BELL

RAINSFORD ROUNER JUMARING ON 'LIBERTY CRACK' ROUTE, EAST FACE, LIBERTY BELL, NORTH CASCADES, WA

RAINSFORD ROUNER LEADING A PITCH ON THE EAST FACE, LIBERTY BELL

VIEW EAST TO THE METHOW VALLEY FROM THE EAST FACE OF LIBERTY BELL, N CASCADES

RAINSFORD ROUNER AT THE END OF DAY 1, 'LIBERTY CRACK' ROUTE, EAST FACE, LIBERTY BELL, N CASCADES

VIEW INTO THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF N CASCADES NAT PARK FROM LIBERTY BELL

RAINS JUGGING NEAR THE TOP OF LIBERTY BELL ON DAY 2

RAINSFORD AND ME AT THE TOP OF LIBERTY BELL, WASHINGTON PASS, NORTH CASCADES, WA

VIEW TO THE WEST ON THE DESCENT OF LIBERTY BELL

ANOTHER VIEW TO THE WEST ON THE DESCENT OF LIBERTY BELL

RAINSFORD WAITING FOR OUR RIDE, WASHINGTON PASS