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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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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.