Mortal Earth with Sam

Published on 2026-10-29 by Michael Stanton

This might be below Space Cowboy?

This is looking at the American Beauty and Sea of Joy crags (Sea of Joy on the left)

Sam and I climbed Fire and Rain (5.8), a two pitch route on the American Beauty Crag at Mortal Earth. I led P1, Sam led P2, then I did a pink-point lead of P2 (Sam left the draws in place).

Then we climbed Space Cowboy. I led P1, Sam P2. My notes say it was very cold!

But the chert-pinching is quite fun here.

Sam led another pitch, I forgot what, but I was too cold to climb...