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Keeler Needle. Harding Route. Pitch 3. Just above the 10b. Photo by Patrick Price.
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One of the most incredible alpenglows I have ever seen.
Above the second 10c offwidth, we climbed up through the curving chimney in the upper left of the photo. There are several options here, but this worked well.
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Kris Gorny
Aug 14, 2007
“Keeler Needle. Harding Route. Pitch 3. Just above the 10b. Photo by Patrick Price.”  

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