Pitch 4 was the crux. Stem if you can stomach it, or just ow it. Working hard for every move.

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Pitch 4 was the crux. Stem if you can stomach it, or just ow it. Working hard for every move.

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Wide crack climbing near top of Pitch 4.

Pitch 5, which is around to the right a bit.

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River Saul

Oct 26, 2017

“Pitch 4 was the crux. Stem if you can stomach it, or just ow it. Working hard for every move.”

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Route overlay for Braille Book.

Braille book: Fun exposed pitch 5. First time I really had to not look down when leading.

Coming up P3 in the thin nuts section.

Coming up P1

At the P1 belay of Braille Book.

Braille Book

20 foot crack that finishes off Pitch 4.

Pitch 6, fun jugs.

The last easy pitch of Braille Book, one of Bridwell's most truly fine excursions.

Topside view across at the Spires and the Valley beyond. Sep 2016.

First pitch of Braille Book.

Kevin Sargent belaying from top of pitch 1. Braille Book

Braille Book follows a line to the left of the obvious corner.

On the summit of Braille Book with Higher Cathedral Spire in the background.

Approaching the P4 belay on Braille Book.

Braille Book goes up the obvious open book.

maybe just a little sandbagged?

Allison swapping onto lead, to link upper half of P2 and all of P3. Sep 2016.

Braille Book. The big obvious corner that goes up to the diagonal band of trees. The last pitch is the face that connects the diagonal band of trees to the trees on the summit of the buttress.

Wide crack climbing near top of Pitch 4.

Pitch 4 was the crux. Stem if you can stomach it, or just ow it. Working hard for every move.

Pitch 5, which is around to the right a bit.

Braille book: top of pitch 5. Trusting that floating tree belay with obviously exposed root structure. At least it's alive.

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Starting up Pitch 1 of Braille Book

Braille book pitch 1

Pitch 3

Start of P5

Braille Book, looking up at Pitch 3