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The money pitch.
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Chris starting up the J-Crack money pitch.
P3: Here's the option of traversing right, below the headwall.
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Richard Dana
Jun 30, 2013
“The money pitch.”  

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High traverse.
Looking down at the runout on the direct start 5.9 R, last piece of gear is slinging the horn @ the top of the "Loose Ends" dihedral. It's all there.
Traversing right on the slab.
A route overlay of J-Crack.
Midway on the J.
Errett on "J-Crack", under a beautiful Colorado sky.<br> Photo by Blitzo.
Chris starting up the J-Crack money pitch.
The money pitch.
P3: Here's the option of traversing right, below the headwall.
Tori left the belay ledge (at the top of P3) and traversed climber's right to gain the crack for P4. Lake Estes is in the background.
Martin Bennett at the start of The J Crack on a perfect day. (Photo by Phil Lee.)
Belayer on the ledge at the top of P1. Climber is letting go of the right-facing flake (where she plugged-in one last piece), and will traverse left to gain the bottom of the backwards J.

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