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Finger crack pitch
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Leah Pappajohn leading last pitch
Matt coming up the 2nd pitch <br> North Early Winter Spire, <br> West Face
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Timmy Deez
Jun 26, 2017
“Finger crack pitch”  

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Nick Drake
Newcastle, WA
Nick Drake   Newcastle, WA
Huh so you can layback the crux, well now I feel weak! Jun 27, 2017
Timmy Deez
Portland OR
Timmy Deez   Portland OR
Nick, I whipped dude straight in seems to be the way Jun 29, 2017
Nick Drake
Newcastle, WA
Nick Drake   Newcastle, WA
Haha ok well now I don't feel so bad! I fell out of the layback too Jul 7, 2017

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Finger crack pitch
Matt coming up the 2nd pitch <br> North Early Winter Spire, <br> West Face
A #5 is pretty tipped out on pitch 3. I suggest a #6 if you look to protect this short section. There's slings at the beginning and great gear just above..
Rappelling over the chockstone
Looking back on the 3rd pitch <br> North Early Winter Spire <br> West Face
Looking down from the 2nd pitch <br> North Early Winter Spire <br> West Face
Pitch two off right off the deck above the sweet alcove / bivy ledge
close to the top
Nearing the top of the 5.10 pitch. It has eased off to about 5.8 at this point. You can see the 5.7 slab traverse just near the edge of the photo.