Dangerous loose block near the top of the right side of Jan's Face. It moves under body weight.

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Dangerous loose block near the top of the right side of Jan's Face. It moves under body weight.

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From the top of Cripples Crack looking downstream, Trudy's Terror = sun/shade corner. The wild north shore of Vaso Island in the background.

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John Gregory

Jul 11, 2020

“Dangerous loose block near the top of the right side of Jan's Face. It moves under body weight.”

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From the top of Cripples Crack looking downstream, Trudy's Terror = sun/shade corner. The wild north shore of Vaso Island in the background.

Dangerous loose block near the top of the right side of Jan's Face. It moves under body weight.

The Sloth

From the top of Cripples Crack looking downstream, Trudy's Terror = sun/shade corner. The wild north shore of Vaso Island in the background.

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Cripple's Crack is second from the left

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