Short pitch to avoid post holing through the soft snow field guarding the approach gully.

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Short pitch to avoid post holing through the soft snow field guarding the approach gully.

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Final pitch runout. Traverse right off the belay then straight up for the largest holds

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Justin Sanger

May 18, 2020

“Short pitch to avoid post holing through the soft snow field guarding the approach gully.”

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