Looking up at the snow field below SRA. Decided to forego the ice and utilize the alternate start to the left

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Looking up at the snow field below SRA. Decided to forego the ice and utilize the alternate start to the left

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Scott Bushman on the classic Tyrolean traverse.

Tyrolean is optional but fun :-)

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Jul 26, 2012

“Looking up at the snow field below SRA. Decided to forego the ice and utilize the alternate start to the left”

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Looking up at the snow field below SRA. Decided to forego the ice and utilize the alternate start to the left

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Looking up the dihedral and crack system at the beginning of p.1. After ascending the snow gully at the base, climb up and right on 3rd class loose rock and then traverse right to get the start of p.1. We climbed the crack (5.7) on the right face of the dihedral.

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Dave on the knife-edge

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