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On the headwall of the Shield, El Cap.
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Headwall of the Shield, El Cap.
Looking down from the Belay at the top of the Triple Cracks. June 1980
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Krisz
Oct 5, 2015
“On the headwall of the Shield, El Cap.”  

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S2k4 Life
beaver creek, CO
S2k4 Life   beaver creek, CO
That looks the a3 part? Nov 4, 2017

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