The right facing dihedral (yellow) is NOT the regular pitch 1! The regular p1 is the LEFT facing dihedral (red). Lots of bailing gear on the left variation. Don't make same mistake I did. The 5.9 finger crack variation starts ~25' to the right of the red.

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The right facing dihedral (yellow) is NOT the regular pitch 1! The regular p1 is the LEFT facing dihedral (red). Lots of bailing gear on the left variation. Don't make same mistake I did. The 5.9 finger crack variation starts ~25' to the right of the red.

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"Nutcracker"-1st pitch.<br>
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“The right facing dihedral (yellow) is NOT the regular pitch 1! The regular p1 is the LEFT facing dihedral (red). Lots of bailing gear on the left variation. Don't make same mistake I did. The 5.9 finger crack variation starts ~25' to the right of the red.”

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