Having fun on the crux!

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Having fun on the crux!

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Awesome splitter on Pitch 1.

Racking up at the base of Pitch 1.

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Tatiana APD

Oct 2, 2017

“Having fun on the crux!”

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Route overlay for Commitment+Selaginella, a fun link-up. Photo by M. Morley.

Route overlay for Commitment+Selaginella, a fun link-up. Photo by M. Morley.

Crux rope solo

View from under the roof on the third pitch.

Dawn breaking on the Valley, as seen from Five Open Books.

Dawn breaking on the Valley, as seen from Five Open Books.

View from atop P1 belay.

More liebacking in the house.

Awesome splitter on Pitch 1.

Having fun on the crux!

Racking up at the base of Pitch 1.

looking up at the roof on Commitment

Looking down from the top of the 2nd pitch.

Approaching the final crux: there's an easy way...and a hard way.

leading up to the roof

Josh placing gear in the crack under the roof.

Patrick jamming through the P3 roof.

Looking up at the roof. You can also see the lieback section above and the final roof. Third pitch.

Taking a break under the roof

Jeff Crow starts up the third (crux) pitch of Commitment.

Cathy Dececco follows P2 of Commitment.

Trish pulling the crux. She always makes everything look easy! <br>
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October 2011

first pitch

Bay Area climbers Mark and Stephen on P2

Enter the dragon. No telling here which way she used! On your own is best to learn.

sydney pooping her pants and yelling "IT WASNT ME" on pitch 2

Half Dome anyone?

Daniel climbing under the roof on p3

Felix on Pitch 2

View of Pitch 3 from belay station

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Anchorage, AK

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