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Wendell Nuss (leading) and Michael Gilbert (belay) about to finish one of the earliest ascents of Jules Verne. Photo courtesy of the Jim Newberry collection.
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Looking down on the crux runout.
Kevin belaying for the 3rd pitch, photo by Emily Anderson again...
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“Wendell Nuss (leading) and Michael Gilbert (belay) about to finish one of the earliest ascents of Jules Verne. Photo courtesy of the Jim Newberry collection.”  

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Wendell Nuss (leading) and Michael Gilbert ( belay) about to finish one of the earliest ascents of Jules Verne. Photo courtesy of the Jim Newberry collection.
Trying to figure out what I was getting myself into at the last piece before the runout. Photo by Emily Anderson.
Looking down on the crux runout.
Wendell Nuss (leading) and Michael Gilbert (belay) about to finish one of the earliest ascents of Jules Verne. Photo courtesy of the Jim Newberry collection.
Kevin belaying for the 3rd pitch, photo by Emily Anderson again...
Mike Schlauch on pitch 4.
Looking at the fall. After this, you place a bomber #1 before traversing hard left to the anchors.
Climbers on P2 of Jules Verne with a view of the crux 3rd pitch above them.
Mel on the second pitch of Jules Verne.
The former P1 crux inverted knife blade. Note the sheared tip. Roughly 1/2" is missing. The rock that held the pin cracked also. This was a time bomb waiting to go off.
Joseph Crotty sets up for the now missing (i.e., as of 2013-02-17) inverted knife blade clip just off the deck at the lip of P1 pitch of Jules Verne. A new knife blade was placed with a park permit in a like for like replacement. The new pin would be seen just above the climber's right ankle.
The new BD #1 knifeblade that replaced the old one via ECSP like-for-like replacement permit. Note, the old knifeblade was in the same seam up and left where the upside down V-notch is along the seam. The new one drove well and felt solid. Clipping this is very similar to the old one and feels equally burly with the high footing. Pack those guns!
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