Looking up from the belay after the 5.7 thin seam pitch. Continue under the arch until an obvious notch to the 4th belay, one long 5.easy pitch after that. I climbed along the right edge of this pic. The exit is slightly out of view here.

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Looking up from the belay after the 5.7 thin seam pitch. Continue under the arch until an obvious notch to the 4th belay, one long 5.easy pitch after that. I climbed along the right edge of this pic. The exit is slightly out of view here.

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Nathan Fitzhugh on pitch one.

looking up at p5 of left variation. End at large dead tree. Staying out of the gulley to your right keeps the end fun and in the 5.7 range

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Sep 17, 2012

“Looking up from the belay after the 5.7 thin seam pitch. Continue under the arch until an obvious notch to the 4th belay, one long 5.easy pitch after that. I climbed along the right edge of this pic. The exit is slightly out of view here.”

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