What the Hell are Eyebrows ^^ ?
By Steve Longenecker photo – a view of the eyebrows on The Nose”Whenever either “Climbing” or “Rock and Ice” mention Looking Glass, they’ll refer to the distinctive eyebrow – like horizontal slashes that make the climbing there unique. I’ve been taking people climbing on this rock for a long time and am often asked about these features, nicknamed “eyebrows”, that are visible on various faces of the rock. From a climber’s standpoint, the eyebrows will sandbag a first-time visitor to “The Glass” (as the locals call it). While the “brows” seem to present a series of stairsteps cut into the surface of the rock, climbers quickly realize that these are actually upside-down and require careful smearing and underclinging moves before progress can be made. If Question #1 is, “What are those funny things called?”, Question #2 (from non-climbers) is, “What made them? or (from climbers), “Will they take pro?” photo – Steve Longenecker on his route, The Nose 5.8I’m certainly not a geologist and don
