A.J. climbing the dihedral between the Wind Tunnel and the Friction Pitch. August 13, 2009

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A.J. climbing the dihedral between the Wind Tunnel and the Friction Pitch. August 13, 2009

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This is the view from the guides camp in the lower saddle. Note that there is a bit of multipath interference on the GPS track near wall street so it does not follow the red path exactly through that section.

The "V" pitch, high on the Grand Teton.

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Jamie Princo

Mar 20, 2010

“A.J. climbing the dihedral between the Wind Tunnel and the Friction Pitch. August 13, 2009”

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This is the view from the guides camp in the lower saddle. Note that there is a bit of multipath interference on the GPS track near wall street so it does not follow the red path exactly through that section.