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Passing on the retro-bolted "anchors" in favor of trad anchors at a more logical point on the route--just before the Dappled Mare crossover.
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Heading up the steep crack section to the gear belay just below the Dappled Mare crossover--ignoring the tempting but inadvisable retro-anchor at the midpoint of the pitch.
looking down to the bolted belay
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Ted Smith
Jan 6, 2016
“Passing on the retro-bolted "anchors" in favor of trad anchors at a more logical point on the route--just before the Dappled Mare crossover.”  

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