My first red sandstone trad (mixed) climb. Do it one pitch. Rap off the anchors with a 70m.

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My first red sandstone trad (mixed) climb. Do it one pitch. Rap off the anchors with a 70m.

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A little free solo up Zuma tower today.

Brian Mead belaying Jeff Russell on the North Ridge of Montezuma Tower.
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May 21, 2016

“My first red sandstone trad (mixed) climb. Do it one pitch. Rap off the anchors with a 70m.”

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