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All Locations > Nevada > Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > (16) Black Velv… > Monument > Desert Gold (5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c PG13)
beautiful!
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Tommy Caldwell casually romps up desert gold on 1/23/19
Looking down the 5.12 crack from the start of the roof.
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Danny Parker
Apr 11, 2012
“beautiful!”  

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dangling at the lip
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Dangling from the roof
Tommy Caldwell casually romps up desert gold on 1/23/19
beautiful!
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