The initial sandy approach gully coming from the road. On the return we stayed higher up on the formation and stayed out of the sand.

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The initial sandy approach gully coming from the road. On the return we stayed higher up on the formation and stayed out of the sand.

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Looking up at pitch 4. The final technical pitch.

looking toward the road

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G. Vesp

Nov 12, 2013

“The initial sandy approach gully coming from the road. On the return we stayed higher up on the formation and stayed out of the sand.”

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