Maidy at the belay at the top of pitch 1.

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Maidy at the belay at the top of pitch 1.

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Rest spot on PIH

Richard Duncan topping out on Permanent Income Hypothesis.

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Apr 3, 2019

“Maidy at the belay at the top of pitch 1.”

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