just another shot of the crux

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just another shot of the crux

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pulling the final crux

The beautiful and burly, Coarse and Buggy

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Jeffrey Gagliano

Dec 3, 2013

“just another shot of the crux”

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Will taking off his shoe mid onsight to warm his toes.

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At the upper crux of Coarse and Buggy

Stemming into the burly upper crux.

Michelle on Course & Buggy, enjoying the security of a hand jam after the thin crux stems.

What sending Coarse and Buggy feels like.

Hanging belay.

AHHH! The first bomber jams.

Spencer getting some gear before beginning the hard stemming.

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pulling the final crux

just another shot of the crux

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From top to bottom on a cold winter day.

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At the second crux.

Chris on Coarse And Buggy

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Good friend, Eric, on the layback crux at the top. Thank goodness I got to TR this one! Whew!

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Plug a piece here and gun it! Photo by Alex Davidson.

1988 maybe? Traversed in. Back then the direct start looked like a total chosspile.

Jen at the stemming crux on Coarse and Buggy.

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