Rapping down Pale Fire

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Rapping down Pale Fire

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Looking down 'The Ear' with new bolts.

TJ Rocking the no-handed kneebar

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Kyle Hill

Sep 18, 2018

“Rapping down Pale Fire”

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Looking down 'The Ear' with new bolts.

Rapping down Pale Fire

TJ Rocking the no-handed kneebar

Rest halfway up The Ear

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Nicole leading into the hollow flakes

Dave Evans on the summit. Photo; Todd Gordon

New bolts on The Ear

Floating up the "ear'

Looking back across the 5.8 traverse variation of Pitch 1

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Heading up the Primrose Dihedral.

Ian McAlexander on the first few moves of the alternate 5.8 start.<br>
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Great 4th pitch!

Linking 1st and 2nd pitches

Aaron leading the P3...

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Steve Mestdagh on the Primrose. photo: Bob Horan Collection.

Looking back after pitch 3.

resting on the ear

Moses has always cast a large shadow

Looking down on the 2nd pitch finger section. The first pitch belay is the flat ledge in the lower center.

The infamous traverse of pitch 2--belieeeeve

Rachel on the "Ear" pitch Sept 29th 2013

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