Dirk at the end of the bolt ladder on P3, about to begin the mixed 5.7 free and C2 aid climbing to reach the lower anchor.

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Dirk at the end of the bolt ladder on P3, about to begin the mixed 5.7 free and C2 aid climbing to reach the lower anchor.

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The 'easy mantle or hook move' midway through P4. Neither was necessary. You can step high in your aiders, yarding on the great flake, and snag the rivet with a nut.

Looking back from the roof on P5!

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“Dirk at the end of the bolt ladder on P3, about to begin the mixed 5.7 free and C2 aid climbing to reach the lower anchor.”

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The 'easy mantle or hook move' midway through P4. Neither was necessary. You can step high in your aiders, yarding on the great flake, and snag the rivet with a nut.

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