The blue line is the The Owl, and the red line is a party figuring out where the Owl is. On 3 separate occasions I've seen people trying to figure out which way the line goes, mostly going over to Umph Slot then traversing back to The Owl. How hard it is to use a guidebook?

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The blue line is the The Owl, and the red line is a party figuring out where the Owl is. On 3 separate occasions I've seen people trying to figure out which way the line goes, mostly going over to Umph Slot then traversing back to The Owl. How hard it is to use a guidebook?

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Anna Clarke finishes the great hand jam section with right side in and left out on a bucket on the arete. This is the end of challenging climbing on P1.

Ran is traversing into the corner. From below, this bit looks like it will be hard and scary, but there's gear, and the holds are big. You can also climb over the roof directly into the overhang (I think I've done it that way).

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Fehim Hasecic

Jun 12, 2017

“The blue line is the The Owl, and the red line is a party figuring out where the Owl is. On 3 separate occasions I've seen people trying to figure out which way the line goes, mostly going over to Umph Slot then traversing back to The Owl. How hard it is to use a guidebook?”

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Anna Clarke finishes the great hand jam section with right side in and left out on a bucket on the arete. This is the end of challenging climbing on P1.

The blue line is the The Owl, and the red line is a party figuring out where the Owl is. On 3 separate occasions I've seen people trying to figure out which way the line goes, mostly going over to Umph Slot then traversing back to The Owl. How hard it is to use a guidebook?

Ran is traversing into the corner. From below, this bit looks like it will be hard and scary, but there's gear, and the holds are big. You can also climb over the roof directly into the overhang (I think I've done it that way).