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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Darshan on one of the 5.10 pitches.

Greg getting into it on the crux pitch.<br>
Apologies for the sh!t-quality photo.

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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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Apologies for the sh!t-quality photo.

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