Pedestal ledge. There's a bolt up on the wall that will prevent the rope from dragging over the rock like this and help reduce rope drag for the belay. I failed to see it and struggled

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Pedestal ledge. There's a bolt up on the wall that will prevent the rope from dragging over the rock like this and help reduce rope drag for the belay. I failed to see it and struggled

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Start of pitch 6 on Outer Space. Taken Sept 2019. With permission from JH.

Pat McCarthy on incredible pitch 5. July, 2007.

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Joshua Thompson

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“Pedestal ledge. There's a bolt up on the wall that will prevent the rope from dragging over the rock like this and help reduce rope drag for the belay. I failed to see it and struggled”

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