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First successful multi-pitch lead and this 2nd pitch was money!! Climber - Mike, Belay - Abby
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The ramp on the backside of P2 that you scramble down to a narrow spire to begin the short and super sketchy 3rd pitch.
First pitch
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Mike Ballo
May 20, 2020
“First successful multi-pitch lead and this 2nd pitch was money!! Climber - Mike, Belay - Abby”  

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Michael jams his way up the beautiful crack on P2
The Waltz
Climbers topping out the 2nd pitch.
The ramp on the backside of P2 that you scramble down to a narrow spire to begin the short and super sketchy 3rd pitch.
First successful multi-pitch lead and this 2nd pitch was money!! Climber - Mike, Belay - Abby
First pitch
Looking down at the narrow and exposed P3 belay. You can build a ground anchor here to protect the belayer if the leader happens to fall into the void while traversing across the 3rd pitch.
The super short 3rd pitch. Only purpose is to move belay from narrow spire up to the big ledge. Step across gap pull up a few moves then begin the traverse out left on good feet towards much easier climbing.
The beautiful clean crack of Pitch 2
Pitch 2-Sweet!!
The 4th and final pitch. 2 variations exist, but most people follow the right corner up through varied features. Harder to protect, but easier to navigate.
Michael is approaching the top of the first pitch of the Waltz