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Climber is settig up BS on the desperately poor rock for the next crux pitch "cockroach egg" in Gully #3. The entire pitch only sees desperate rock and snow inadequate for solid protect or even icetool purchase. Climbers with less commitment may have a much easier escape to the left to "Sword in Snows"
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3-men-simul soloing the crux on gully #3, "the cockroach egg", a 3 meter high 80 degree mixed terrain in less-than-perfect seasons. Photo provided by Petzl Yang
Gully #3 exposed to sun early in the morning. The snow felt insecure
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Anmin Deng
Jan 9, 2011
“Climber is settig up BS on the desperately poor rock for the next crux pitch "cockroach egg" in Gully #3. The entire pitch only sees desperate rock and snow inadequate for solid protect or even icetool purchase. Climbers with less commitment may have a much easier escape to the left to "Sword in Snows"”  

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Routes on Yushan north face. (T=true north face, Gully #1,#2,#3,#4,#5,and #6)
3-men-simul soloing the crux on gully #3, "the cockroach egg", a 3 meter high 80 degree mixed terrain in less-than-perfect seasons. Photo provided by Petzl Yang
Climber is settig up BS on the desperately poor rock for the next crux pitch "cockroach egg" in Gully #3. The entire pitch only sees desperate rock and snow inadequate for solid protect or even icetool purchase. Climbers with less commitment may have a much easier escape to the left to "Sword in Snows"
Gully #3 exposed to sun early in the morning. The snow felt insecure
One mixed step on Gully #3 in a poorer season
Start of Gully #3 and #4