Climbing Rosebud

Where: Zion National Park, UT
When: May 2009
Partners: Little DB

With the biting gnats out and active, DB and I led off blindly into what would later prove to be a week of itching agony and attempted a new peak I was calling ‘Rosebud’.
The southwest face of North Guardian Angel in the distance
With an easy and mostly enjoyable approach to the saddle below the peak, significant cliffs soon presented themselves and my heart sank. But, not one to give up easily, I snooped around for a break.
Cactus flowers in bloom
Surprisingly, and to my utter joy, a hidden class 2-3 talus chute allowed a way through the cliffs and we soon found ourselves walking easily to the summit. The views there were enormous!
Lambs Knoll, Red Butte and Tabernacle Dome from the summit
DB rests in front of the Cougar 

DB with some mallows below Rosebud