Scott Baxter belays while Layton watches Albert grappling with the first pitch.
Back in early January, I spent a week hanging out with Layton at his home out in the Arizona desert. On the weekend Albert Newman and Scott Baxter came out from Flagstaff for a visit. Neither had met Layton before, but like all of us, he’s always been their hero and an inspiration. One day we went out to work on one of Layton’s projects, a big blunt prow with incipient cracks and lots of loose rock. Here are few images that I made to check out from that fabulous day.
Layton has fun on the first pitch.
Layton happily bangs away at pitons while dangling aiders...it doesn't get any better than this!
Albert, Layton, Susan, and Scott relax in the setting sun on the tailgate of my pickup truck.
Looks like it was great fun! I’m glad he has the chance to get out and bang in pins. It seems loose rock never slows him down and his enthusiasm helps pull his partners through it. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.