Pitch 4. The 11c crux pitch.

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Pitch 4. The 11c crux pitch.

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Pitch 3 of D7 goes up the shallow right-facing corner on the right side of the photo. The corner on the left is the D7 Variation.

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“Pitch 4. The 11c crux pitch.”

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Charlie Fowler, Kathy (?), and Jim Tangen-Foster (L-to-R) after summiting D7 in 1976. It was Fowler's 1st time on the Diamond. In 1978, he free soloed the Casual Route.

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'70s rack.<br>
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Climber: Olaf Mitchell.<br>
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Photo: Buc Taylor.

Belay station D7. Photo Buc Taylor.

Looking down on pitch 4, which I found to be a little wet and "flowery".

Cleaning gear on D7. Photo Buc Taylor.

Winter 2016.

Crux pitch.

Jim Tangen-Foster on D7 in 1976.

The flower pitch on D7....

On the thin section of the last pitch.<br>
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Photo by Chip Ruckgaber, July, '87.

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Photo by Tony Bubb, 2001.

Eric Everson on the 1st pitch of D7 on the Diamond.

Emann catching that refreshing breeze a little more than 1/2 way up.

TJ Brumme leading through the crux, 7/19/14.

Ice blowing on 02/17/22.

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The steep P3 of D7....

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George Squibb on the 5.11c/d crux of D7 on the Diamond.

Pitch 3 of D7 goes up the shallow right-facing corner on the right side of the photo. The corner on the left is the D7 Variation.

Pitch 4. The 11c crux pitch.

Pitch 5.

Chip Ruckgaber leading the crux pitch of D7.<br>
July 87

Looking down on p1.

The start of pitch 2.

Chip topping out on D7.

Route overlays for D7, Black Dagger, Yellow Wall + Forrest Finish, and Komito Freeway..

John picking nose on The Diamond.

Looking down from Table Ledge after an early season ascent of D7. Photo by Ty Cook 5-19-09.

Pitch 1. The best way to identify this pitch is to look for the corner with enough pins to make you feel you could climb it with just a rack of draws!

The topout of any Diamond route has primo scenery.
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Photo in 2007 by Tony Bubb of unknown party, I think on D7.

Higher on pitch 1.

Higher up on pitch 2.

Pitch 2.

Nearing the top of pitch 1.

The start of the route.

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