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I belly-flopped onto Sail flake! Couldn't mantle, or pull up on anything else ... and had to rest before the next moves.
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The second crux of the Sword pitch. Photo of Mike Hengeveld by Matthew Buckle, used with permission.
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sibylle Hechtel
Nov 27, 2012
“ I belly-flopped onto Sail flake! Couldn't mantle, or pull up on anything else ... and had to rest before the next moves. ”  

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