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Hook move right off the deck. There’s 2 holes, the upper one felt easier to climb up the aider, but both are equally bomber.
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JohnK leading the third pitch of West Face.
Pass me a cobra
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Tristan Burnham
Feb 22, 2019
“Hook move right off the deck. There’s 2 holes, the upper one felt easier to climb up the aider, but both are equally bomber.”  

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JohnK leading the third pitch of West Face.
Hook move right off the deck. There’s 2 holes, the upper one felt easier to climb up the aider, but both are equally bomber.
Pass me a cobra
Padding the edge with my aid ladder
Spacious ledges
Looking down at first belay
3rd person free hanging jug
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