dave at the top of the arch (looking up from the thread belay) just before getting to lunch ledge...

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dave at the top of the arch (looking up from the thread belay) just before getting to lunch ledge...

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View of the right side sitting on lunch ledge

One of the weird holes in which tricams really do work best.

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lee hansche

Sep 22, 2007

“dave at the top of the arch (looking up from the thread belay) just before getting to lunch ledge...”

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View of the right side sitting on lunch ledge

dave at the top of the arch (looking up from the thread belay) just before getting to lunch ledge...

One of the weird holes in which tricams really do work best.

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