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The "runout pitch" ... rock is a little crumbly not that steep ... just unnerving for the leader.
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From the top of Empress October 2017
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Ian Dibbs
Oct 6, 2016
“The "runout pitch" ... rock is a little crumbly not that steep ... just unnerving for the leader.”  

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From the top of Empress October 2017
The "runout pitch" ... rock is a little crumbly not that steep ... just unnerving for the leader.
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