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The beginning!
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Slip hitch on a chicken head on pitch 3. Gear is sparse on pitch 3, but if you've already made it through the pitch 2 runout, you won't be phased by pitch 3.
P3 Bolted rap anchor is located 5 feet below the tree... you can't see it while standing at the top of P3 or while standing at the tree...
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Mar 31, 2019
“The beginning!”  

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