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the starting area of the regular route on lower cathedral spire. be sure to keep a keen eye out. can be hard to find. start going up the wide dirty cracks to the first belay station on top of the first two boulders that are on the other side of this tree
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View of El Cap taken from the summit of Lower Cathedral Spire.
Unknown climber on the 10d finger crack of South by Southwest.
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Andrew Upchurch
Oct 8, 2019
“the starting area of the regular route on lower cathedral spire. be sure to keep a keen eye out. can be hard to find. start going up the wide dirty cracks to the first belay station on top of the first two boulders that are on the other side of this tree”  

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View of El Cap taken from the summit of Lower Cathedral Spire.
the starting area of the regular route on lower cathedral spire. be sure to keep a keen eye out. can be hard to find. start going up the wide dirty cracks to the first belay station on top of the first two boulders that are on the other side of this tree
Unknown climber on the 10d finger crack of South by Southwest.
The start, as of 2018-10 (no log, no cairn)
Brian Prince leading the P4/5 linkup
Route follows up the corner with the rope, hogs left to a finger crack and then up to the thin hands corner above and fun roof!
The start of South by Southwest
Finishing up the hand crack/traverse pitch with Higher Cathedral Rock in the background
On the big ledge, looking for the start to the 10D pitch. It's up and right of the climber.

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