Climbers on the 2nd to last pitch. Taken from Moonlight Buttress.

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Climbers on the 2nd to last pitch. Taken from Moonlight Buttress.

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The Arete pitch,(pitch 6). Wild as hell but fairly straightforward.

Starting off on the arete pitch -let the fun begin!

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Andy Laakmann

Nov 15, 2009

“Climbers on the 2nd to last pitch. Taken from Moonlight Buttress.”

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