Unknown short route far up the canyon. Maybe 5.9, 2 bolts to anchor.

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Unknown short route far up the canyon. Maybe 5.9, 2 bolts to anchor.

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Virgin Mary and Bullet the Blue Sky. Photo by Jonny Carson

Entrance to the Canyon.

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May 4, 2016

“Unknown short route far up the canyon. Maybe 5.9, 2 bolts to anchor.”

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Unknown short route far up the canyon. Maybe 5.9, 2 bolts to anchor.

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