Hainabrakk East Tower, First Ascent. The married couples of Steve Schneider and Heather Baer, and Brian McCray and Roxanna Brock made the first ascent of Hainabrakk East Tower (ca. 19,024') from June 25-July 27 via the route For Better or for Worse (VII 5.12a WI3, 3,500'). The story of their climb appears earlier in this journal.