Doug making short work of pitch two. The picture was shot with a telephoto lens from the ground.

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Doug making short work of pitch two. The picture was shot with a telephoto lens from the ground.

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Jon and Doug waiting for me to arrive at the belay. Its another double rope rappel on 60m from the hanging belay.

Me staring up the first pitch

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Nathaniel Meringer

Mar 26, 2011

“Doug making short work of pitch two. The picture was shot with a telephoto lens from the ground.”

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