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View of snow dome from above, Aug 25th, 2017.
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Preparing to climb the summit block. Photo by Stephanie Turner with permission.
Marcos leading the 5.4 pitch on Olympus. One 30m rope was just long enough.
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Ian Golden
Sep 9, 2017
“View of snow dome from above, Aug 25th, 2017.”  

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