Pull the roof to hands, wide hands, fists, offwidth. Pitch 5. It doesn't get much better than this. (note, picture taken by 2nd follower, climber above is 1st follower who has alreay cleaned gear. This is not a picture of the leader running it out.)

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Pull the roof to hands, wide hands, fists, offwidth. Pitch 5. It doesn't get much better than this. (note, picture taken by 2nd follower, climber above is 1st follower who has alreay cleaned gear. This is not a picture of the leader running it out.)

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The perfect hand crack of Pitch 3. The crux dihedral can be seen above.

Monica leading the 10a splitter pitch of Cloud Tower

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Spencer Weiler

Nov 30, 2011

“Pull the roof to hands, wide hands, fists, offwidth. Pitch 5. It doesn't get much better than this. (note, picture taken by 2nd follower, climber above is 1st follower who has alreay cleaned gear. This is not a picture of the leader running it out.)”

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