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Anchor station on top of Refried Brains, pitch 5. Most people climb p1-4 and descend. Pitch 5 is a lot more loose and goes at 5.8. No bolts on the pitch; the anchor looked like a mess but seemed solid. We descended from here with 2 ropes.
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Looking up Pitch 2, which climbs the corner.
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John Hegyes
May 26, 2016
“Anchor station on top of Refried Brains, pitch 5. Most people climb p1-4 and descend. Pitch 5 is a lot more loose and goes at 5.8. No bolts on the pitch; the anchor looked like a mess but seemed solid. We descended from here with 2 ropes.”  

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Anchor station on top of Refried Brains, pitch 5. Most people climb p1-4 and descend. Pitch 5 is a lot more loose and goes at 5.8. No bolts on the pitch; the anchor looked like a mess but seemed solid. We descended from here with 2 ropes.
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Pitch 4.
Looking down the varnished crack of Pitch 3.
The starting moves on Refried Brains.
Rap anchors viewed from the top of P2 belay tree
Higher up on Pitch 2.
Top of Pitch 4. Most parties rap from here.
Boss belay tree at top of P2
Jack Brennan nearing the top of the fourth pitch of Refried Brains.
Jared Coburn of Fort Collins, CO, on Refried Brains - Nov 2002.
Matthew, p1