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View from the base of the last talus field
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Pitch 10. This pitch was super fun and exposed. It has a bit of everything: clean sections, bolts, beaks, hooks, and original Warren Harding rivets!
P3 of Direct Northwest Face
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Steve W
Jul 18, 2019
“View from the base of the last talus field”  

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View from the base of the last talus field
P3 of Direct Northwest Face
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