Having nailed down Double Cross with no tension, take, hangs, or falls, Rachel is wearing Victory's garland. Victory's garland looks surprisingly like a big dumb cowboy hat.

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Having nailed down Double Cross with no tension, take, hangs, or falls, Rachel is wearing Victory's garland. Victory's garland looks surprisingly like a big dumb cowboy hat.

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Black Mountain's big green bastard.

Finishing off Coffin Nail ... and taking a slight detour over to the fingertips crack above Lunch Ledge.

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Dan Costello

Apr 19, 2009

“Having nailed down Double Cross with no tension, take, hangs, or falls, Rachel is wearing Victory's garland. Victory's garland looks surprisingly like a big dumb cowboy hat.”

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