Start of slab traverse and first piece of pro.

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Start of slab traverse and first piece of pro.

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The unforgettable "wet friction traverse"

at the base of the route

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Steven Lucarelli

Oct 5, 2006

“Start of slab traverse and first piece of pro.”

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The traverse pitch

5.9 variation to get to upper slabs.

The unforgettable "wet friction traverse"

Start of slab traverse and first piece of pro.

at the base of the route

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The final moves of pitch 10. From here it is a short scramble on chossy rock to the summit.

View of Snowpatch Spire from the top of the first pitch.

The strange pin/bolt with a loop of cable that marks the first tension traverse. This section is 5.10 slab if done free.

Lower pitches below headwall

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