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Pitch 6. Look closely, you'll see me in there setting up a belay. <br> <br> Beta: Opportunities abound to set your belay stations where they're protected from rockfall. (photo: s.b.)
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Temple-Galey-Sill traverse & the Palisades
A ridgeline to climbers right during a break in a snow storm about 2 pitches from the top (early spring 2019)
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Bill Kelly
Aug 1, 2009
“Pitch 6. Look closely, you'll see me in there setting up a belay.

Beta: Opportunities abound to set your belay stations where they're protected from rockfall. (photo: s.b.)”  

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Exposure, baby! pitch 13 at the 4' gap. (photo: s.b.)
Temple Crag. The approach for Venusian Blind and Moon Goddess Arete goes up the bottom of the central snowfield and traverses left on the snow-filled ledge below Moon Goddess Arete. From there, the two routes climb third and fourth class slabs, visible as the slabs in sun, to the starts of each respective climb.
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the follower is bound to have a fun time on the Venusian Blind!
Temple-Galey-Sill traverse & the Palisades
Pitch 6. Look closely, you'll see me in there setting up a belay. <br> <br> Beta: Opportunities abound to set your belay stations where they're protected from rockfall. (photo: s.b.)
A ridgeline to climbers right during a break in a snow storm about 2 pitches from the top (early spring 2019)
The short, right-facing corner that marks the start of the fifth class climbing on Venusian Blind.
Escaping the crowded 3rd belay. Note: this was a Wednesday.