The Bride. In a hidden canyon west of Moab stands a 300-foot sandstone tower known locally as “The Bride”, since its profile does resemble a lady and her bouquet. In the fall of 1970 Eric Bjørnstad and I climbed closely beneath the bouquet but did not find the cracks and loose blocks to our liking. On May 10 and 11 we made the first ascent accompanied by Jim Hudock, using a more circuitous but safer route. The final lead was a slow one, with many bolt placements and shaky pitons.

FRED BECKEY