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Summit register with chain and it's own bolt...some seriously questionable ethics considering there are two places on the climb that could use a single bolt to prevent a potentially lethal fall...
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On top of the world! Or at least the finger...
The runout slab on pitch 4 (someone should probably add a bolt, there is a bolt specifically for a summit register for crying out loud.)
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Dan Bookless
Aug 4, 2019
“Summit register with chain and it's own bolt...some seriously questionable ethics considering there are two places on the climb that could use a single bolt to prevent a potentially lethal fall...”  

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