Setting up the belay after the first pitch.

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Setting up the belay after the first pitch.

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Ron Olsen turning the exciting 5.9 roof on the third pitch. This pitch starts behind the Grandmother's Challenge tree, and ends at the base of Rebuffat's Arete, which is followed to the summit.<br>
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Photo by Marga Powell.

One of the most BA 5.9 pitches!

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Dave Gentry

Feb 8, 2005

“Setting up the belay after the first pitch.”

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Photo by Marga Powell.

Setting up the belay after the first pitch.

One of the most BA 5.9 pitches!

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