Trying to figure out how to best traverse over to the belay ledge... Actually this turned out to be a very nice, well protected, fun to climb way to get up there. Alas we were forced down after getting to the ledge by a setting sun and weak dispositions. Next year... Photo Aaron Costello.

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Trying to figure out how to best traverse over to the belay ledge... Actually this turned out to be a very nice, well protected, fun to climb way to get up there. Alas we were forced down after getting to the ledge by a setting sun and weak dispositions. Next year... Photo Aaron Costello.

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View behind Eyetooth from the top. May 09.

I guess this will work, let's see where it goes... The Piana guide left a little to the imagination. Photo Aaron Costello.

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chris tregge

Jul 18, 2008

“Trying to figure out how to best traverse over to the belay ledge... Actually this turned out to be a very nice, well protected, fun to climb way to get up there. Alas we were forced down after getting to the ledge by a setting sun and weak dispositions. Next year... Photo Aaron Costello.”

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View behind Eyetooth from the top. May 09.

Trying to figure out how to best traverse over to the belay ledge... Actually this turned out to be a very nice, well protected, fun to climb way to get up there. Alas we were forced down after getting to the ledge by a setting sun and weak dispositions. Next year... Photo Aaron Costello.

I guess this will work, let's see where it goes... The Piana guide left a little to the imagination. Photo Aaron Costello.

Is this it??? I didn't really want to "climb" that dirty gulley over to the left to the belay ledge... Photo Aaron Costello.

Eyetooth from the top of Spire 4.

Eyetooth from atop Spire 4.

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