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The stellar handcrack on pitch 7, leaving the bivy ledge.
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We weren't setting any speed records. P5, getting dark.
Double exposed at the Two Boulder Bivy. From a "new" roll of film Frosty sold me just before the climb, resulting in two salvageable shots from four Black routes between us. I believe that's John Huelett on the FA of Gonorrhea Wall in the background. <br> Photo: Frosty Weller, 9/88.
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Jason Nelson
Sep 4, 2002
“The stellar handcrack on pitch 7, leaving the bivy ledge.”  

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Double exposed at the Two Boulder Bivy. From a "new" roll of film Frosty sold me just before the climb, resulting in two salvageable shots from four Black routes between us. I believe that's John Huelett on the FA of Gonorrhea Wall in the background. <br> Photo: Frosty Weller, 9/88.
Frosty sorting gear on Astro Dog. <br> 9/88.
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Pitch 1 variation. Pitch 1 & 2 variations have to be some of the very best granite crack climbing I have ever done.
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Waiting to be rescued from the ledge below the crux, after my back-breaking whipper...not my proudest moment.<br> <br> Jason Seaver pic.
Traversing with the pig across the base of the South Chasm View Wall on an early ascent of Astro Dog. We approached via the SOB gully, which involves rock traverses on both sides of the river and crossing the river on large boulders. Kind of a burly way to go about it, but at the time there weren't any established rap anchors, and it made for a cool rim to rim traverse.<br> Photo by Frosty Weller. 9/88
The return of the "lost" Astro Dog topo.
Chris setting up the first rap.
Frosty chillin' at the Two Boulder Bivy. <br> 9/88.