The Largest rockfall in recent years happened in 2013. a large chunk came off above the Duet buttress obliterating trees at that base, smashing flat bolts on the rock and leaving pockmarks and dust covering the lower pitches. The origin of the rockfall can be noted in this shot by the clean white rock scar in the upper left hand corner

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The Largest rockfall in recent years happened in 2013. a large chunk came off above the Duet buttress obliterating trees at that base, smashing flat bolts on the rock and leaving pockmarks and dust covering the lower pitches. The origin of the rockfall can be noted in this shot by the clean white rock scar in the upper left hand corner

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“The Largest rockfall in recent years happened in 2013. a large chunk came off above the Duet buttress obliterating trees at that base, smashing flat bolts on the rock and leaving pockmarks and dust covering the lower pitches. The origin of the rockfall can be noted in this shot by the clean white rock scar in the upper left hand corner”

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