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Nothing but wide crack ahead! Bring extra 4 inch cams if you don't want to run it out!
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Looking down while climbing the hand/fist crack. You can actually protect it with small cams and pitons on the right, and save the #3s for the widening crack for up higher.
This is an 80m rope, never trimmed. About 6ft of tail are on the ground on each side, rope is relaxed w/ no stretch. KNOT YOUR ENDS. <br> A 70m can be used to swing hard (climbers) L & rap to uphill side, but I would just use an 80. See other pics for 70m bet
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JeanGClimbs
Aug 5, 2014
“Nothing but wide crack ahead! Bring extra 4 inch cams if you don't want to run it out!”  

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Looking down while climbing the hand/fist crack. You can actually protect it with small cams and pitons on the right, and save the #3s for the widening crack for up higher.
Nothing but wide crack ahead! Bring extra 4 inch cams if you don't want to run it out!
This is an 80m rope, never trimmed. About 6ft of tail are on the ground on each side, rope is relaxed w/ no stretch. KNOT YOUR ENDS. <br> A 70m can be used to swing hard (climbers) L & rap to uphill side, but I would just use an 80. See other pics for 70m bet