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An evening of relaxed contemplation before our climb. The Old Man pokes above on the left of the photo.
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We spent two hours on the top. Didn't even realize there's a log...
Looking closely, you can see a group of three on the final rappel. Two at the belay station, one on rappel.
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Kevin Stewart
Jul 29, 2018
“An evening of relaxed contemplation before our climb. The Old Man pokes above on the left of the photo.”  

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