Me belaying Crisco on the second half of the first pitch (we broke it up into two pitches), December 2009. Photo by Matt Monson.

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Me belaying Crisco on the second half of the first pitch (we broke it up into two pitches), December 2009. Photo by Matt Monson.

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Photo and annotations by Dustin Lyons. Use this rappel or the walkoff to avoid sending rocks and ice down onto the apron when pulling ropes off the large P1 belay boulder.

Beta for the Stairway to Heaven P1/Apron descent. Minimize rock and ice fall on parties below by using the alternate rappel or walking off. Please do NOT rappel from the belay boulder at the top of P1.
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Photo: Richard Harrison. Annotations my own.

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Tristan Higbee

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“Me belaying Crisco on the second half of the first pitch (we broke it up into two pitches), December 2009. Photo by Matt Monson.”

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