Stemming into the burly upper crux.

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Stemming into the burly upper crux.

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At the upper crux of Coarse and Buggy

Michelle on Course & Buggy, enjoying the security of a hand jam after the thin crux stems.

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Jim Walseth

Feb 19, 2009

“Stemming into the burly upper crux.”

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At the upper crux of Coarse and Buggy

Stemming into the burly upper crux.

Michelle on Course & Buggy, enjoying the security of a hand jam after the thin crux stems.

What sending Coarse and Buggy feels like.

Hanging belay.

AHHH! The first bomber jams.

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Chris on Coarse And Buggy

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Plug a piece here and gun it! Photo by Alex Davidson.

1988 maybe? Traversed in. Back then the direct start looked like a total chosspile.

Jen at the stemming crux on Coarse and Buggy.

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