One of the 3rd class approach to the first pitch. Start from the obvious weakness in the rock (an open corner with bushes) follow a 3rd class ramp right and up to a clean corner, the start the real climbing of the first pitch. Set up your initial belay at

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One of the 3rd class approach to the first pitch. Start from the obvious weakness in the rock (an open corner with bushes) follow a 3rd class ramp right and up to a clean corner, the start the real climbing of the first pitch. Set up your initial belay at

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looking up Snow Creak Valley from pitch one.

Pitch 3. Climbing up towards the traverse.

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Richard Denker

Sep 30, 2018

“One of the 3rd class approach to the first pitch. Start from the obvious weakness in the rock (an open corner with bushes) follow a 3rd class ramp right and up to a clean corner, the start the real climbing of the first pitch. Set up your initial belay at”

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