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Pitch 1: Cave start of Windy Ridge
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Our pitch 6: follow the rope to the rightward escape via smooth slabs to the large tree.
From top of our Pitch 3: stretching to the side of the ridge to get a glimpse at the excellent chimney pitch.
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Bill Lawry
May 9, 2015
“Pitch 1: Cave start of Windy Ridge”  

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Bill Grantham
Bill Grantham  
I hate to contribute to grade inflation, but to me the 1st ("cave") pitch felt at least a grade harder than Sandia 5.8s such as Second Coming, Miss Piggy, or Estrallita. Could be I just suck at chimney-style stuff, but it's definitely not a gimme. Jul 7, 2017

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From the tram, a view of the first several pitches of Windy Ridge. The start is the obvious chimney at the bottom of this image. And at the top, slightly right of center, is the beginning of another chimney on the route.
Our pitch 6: follow the rope to the rightward escape via smooth slabs to the large tree.
Pitch 1: Cave start of Windy Ridge
From top of our Pitch 3: stretching to the side of the ridge to get a glimpse at the excellent chimney pitch.