Me following on The Bong.

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Me following on The Bong.

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View from belaying below my partner climbing The Bong.

The view you see after climbing The Bong. Composited from photos taken by Laws on December 11, 2009. For the full resolution, click [[here]]http://www.urbanglows.com/the_bong_panorama.jpg

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Bill Odenthal

Apr 15, 2010

“Me following on The Bong.”

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