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All Locations > California > High Sierra > 09 - Palisades… > Mt Sill > Swiss Arete (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b)
Chris Owen at a steep bit. (c) Marc Chrysanthou 1986
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The climb as seen from Glacier Notch.
Climbing massive blocks on pitch 2.
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Chris Owen
Mar 9, 2006
“Chris Owen at a steep bit. (c) Marc Chrysanthou 1986”  

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