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Since there is nothing for hands and feet to speak of, high steps seem to allow more easily for upward movement. More leg muscle is required to get your weight on the foot with little for hands to pull with.
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A mantle or high step and a long reach here gets you to the last comfortable stance before the upper 60' of smooth rock.
You can see the first 3 bolts of the climb in this photo with the crux being between 2nd and 3rd bolts. Still very hard, thin climbing past 3rd bolt and then finally easing a bit for a LONG way to the fourth bolt which is out of the photo.
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Paul Rezucha
Jun 6, 2006
“Since there is nothing for hands and feet to speak of, high steps seem to allow more easily for upward movement. More leg muscle is required to get your weight on the foot with little for hands to pull with.”  

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The knob and last decent holds can be seen a few feet below Ivan's feet. It's nothing now except blank wall smearing for a long ways! The three bolts can be seen here and the climbing is solid crux moves all the way getting past the 3rd bolt.
A mantle or high step and a long reach here gets you to the last comfortable stance before the upper 60' of smooth rock.
Since there is nothing for hands and feet to speak of, high steps seem to allow more easily for upward movement. More leg muscle is required to get your weight on the foot with little for hands to pull with.
You can see the first 3 bolts of the climb in this photo with the crux being between 2nd and 3rd bolts. Still very hard, thin climbing past 3rd bolt and then finally easing a bit for a LONG way to the fourth bolt which is out of the photo.

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Ivan Rezucha
Fort Collins, CO