Still pretty reasonable even with a little lingering November snow.

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Still pretty reasonable even with a little lingering November snow.

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Green - rappel path, red - tough pull.

Access to the base of the 1st pitch is just over this large block. Stem/chimney up the left side of the boulder to get to the start of the climb on top.

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George Barnes

Nov 14, 2015

“Still pretty reasonable even with a little lingering November snow.”

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Green - rappel path, red - tough pull.

Still pretty reasonable even with a little lingering November snow.

Access to the base of the 1st pitch is just over this large block. Stem/chimney up the left side of the boulder to get to the start of the climb on top.

Graeme following along the East Face just below a very large comfortable belay ledge that sits about 40 feet below the summit.

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Brenda on the long, vertical second rappel.

Second rappel.

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