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The eye of the needle
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Cool exposure and position on second half of P3. Gear belay can be built under 3rd and final chockstone to mitigate rope drag.
The start of the fifth pitch.
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J B
Nov 12, 2020
“The eye of the needle”  

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Pitches two and three from the top of pitch one. Pitch two climbs past the first chockstone on the left. Pitch three goes past the second chockstone, and then traverses across the wild exposed face to a smaller roof that is also passed on the left.
Leading the first business pitch. We scrambled up the gulley and traversed across a 5.easy ledge to gain the belay area from where this photo was taken
Buffon's Needle Problem, p.4 -- through the needle
Buffon's Needle Problem, p.4 -- threading the needle
More detail of the business pitches of Buffon's Needle Problem. P4 is not visible.
Overview of Buffon's Needle Problem
Cool exposure and position on second half of P3. Gear belay can be built under 3rd and final chockstone to mitigate rope drag.
The eye of the needle
The start of the fifth pitch.
The first half of P3
Emerging from the eye of the needle

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J B
Cambridge, MA