
Starting up Upper Pine Creek until we found a good spot to ascent the cliff wall to the left, gaining the slickrock above Pine Creek.

Following the slickrock toward a bowl at the base of Deertrap Mountain.


Ascending the bowl to the saddle.


Looking toward Spry Canyon (The East Temple on the left) from the saddle before heading down. We did Mountain of the Sun before entering Spry, so we took a right at the bottom of the saddle rather than heading directly into Spry Canyon.

Looking back the way we came from the saddle.

Heading north, away from Spry Canyon.

Bushy and scrambly approach to the Mountain of the Sun base.


Heading up Mountain of the Sun.

Hiking along the ridge, the easiest way up we found.



Mountain of the Sun ahead.

Class 2/3 for a while.




Approaching Class 4 section. It's steep and there is definitely a thousand foot drop or so directly below while scrambling a pine-needle filled gully.

Last bit of scrambling.

Approaching the summit!

Looking south.

Looking north.

Summit jump!

Back at Spry Canyon, The East Temple ahead of us.


Approaching the first rappel, shortly after entering the canyon.



Short rappel next to an arch.

Shawn eating my food (as usual) under the natural arch.

Cool and dark section.


Interesting rappel down a crack, next to a slick little waterfall.

Shawn coming down the interesting rappel.

Mount Spry ahead. Out of water? Oops. We should probably do it anyway. -_- We are idiots. From here, we left our gear and scramble down into a brush-filled canyon before heading up the right side (north ridge) and following it to the summit.

Brushy canyon.

End of the brushy canyon before heading onto the ridge (ridge it behind me).

Looking back toward Spry Canyon from the Mount Spry ridgeline, The East Temple looming.

Along the Mount Spry ridge.

Cool mini knife edge.

Looking back at the knife edge.

Shawn posing because why not?

That little bunion thing is Mount Spry.

Summit ahead!

Scrambling up the ridge.

Looking back down the ridgeline.

View of the Zion east entrance road from the Mount Spry summit.

My car super tiny below.

Looking toward Spry Canyon. Right is The East Temple, left is Twin Brothers, in the distance on the left is Mountain of the Sun.

Summit view looking up the canyon (north).

Back at the next rappel in Spry Canyon, still a way to go...


A bunch of rappels follow. All pretty straightforward, and all bolted at the time we were there.





Heading down a boulder field for a while.

Our last rappel. Apparently there was another route that we missed, possibly avoiding the boulder field? Not really sure, but our route worked for us.

Approaching Lower Pine Creek Canyon (falls are below).

Following an unofficial trail out of Lower Pine Creek to the second car.
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