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Looking down on the first crux roof. An exploratory hand emerges...

Nice shot from the hairpin on 12 December of someone getting some!

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Looking down on the first crux roof. An exploratory hand emerges...

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Nice shot from the hairpin on 12 December of someone getting some!

Crystal begins negotiating the roof.

under the crux

pulling the roof move

He stopped and belayed in the middle of the pitch, at the top of the corner above the first crux roof. A very good idea if the follower might have trouble with the roof.

Elbows, thighs, whatever it takes.

Success! And she managed to maintain her sense of humor.

Joel Ryan topping out Shockley's.

Of course, it wasn't entirely over. Here she approaches the second roof, which some find more difficult than the first. (But not Crystal--she cruised it.)

Many options exist. This being the groin jam technique.

RRuef pulling the roof of Shockley's, after linking it with the first pitch of Strictly from Nowhere

AJ pulling the roof

Laura topping out with Dominic Albanese belaying away.

It's a tough move for 5.6, especially if you don't have experience with the Gunks. And it was Crystal's first visit.

Some good exposure, although you don't notice it when doing this move, since you can't even see your feet, let alone the hairpin turn.

My lead of the money pitch. Thank you Ashlee for the picture.

Ryan cruising the crux roof on P3

Jesse looking up at Shockley's Ceiling. We traversed over from Strickley's Shockley's where we did the Oscar & Charlie start

Gearing up for the roof crux on P3. There are abundant placement opportunities here.

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Derek and Crystal from Gloversville, NY. Starting up P3.

Finishing up the final pitch

me on Shockley's Ceiling 8/20/2011

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Trying to get her thigh up over the lip.

Just under the roof

I'm leading Shockley's as the last pitch of a Strictly from Nowhere linkup.

Chris Gregory pulling "the move" on Shockley's. May 2018. Photo by Ben Hoste.

the intermediate rap right below the ceiling is a bit crunched, but at least I got a seat

Even my 6'7" husband, Pawel, was stretching to make this reach!

Unknown climber at the second roof on P3