Mary finishing up the crux pitch and starting to link into the 9+ pitch of Traditions.

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Mary finishing up the crux pitch and starting to link into the 9+ pitch of Traditions.

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Looking down the sandbag pitch.

Bobby Rotert and Blair belaying Diff on Crescents

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Tom Caldwell

Nov 2, 2011

“Mary finishing up the crux pitch and starting to link into the 9+ pitch of Traditions.”

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