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Never crack climbed before and this was a perfect pitch to start on. Layback sections are super fun and not too long for beginners.
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Shot of pitch 2 from the 1st belay station. Kara is about to pull the "5.9 bulge" move.
Working up the P1 lieback of Pony Express
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Steve S
Jan 14, 2021
“Never crack climbed before and this was a perfect pitch to start on. Layback sections are super fun and not too long for beginners.”  

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Shot of pitch 2 from the 1st belay station. Kara is about to pull the "5.9 bulge" move.
Never crack climbed before and this was a perfect pitch to start on. Layback sections are super fun and not too long for beginners.
Working up the P1 lieback of Pony Express
loose flake. wehn she climbed it seemed as just the upper part of the flake was loose. when i climbed it seemed like it could be the entire flake.
Pony Up
Perfect spring day for Pony Express
Paul making a big layback move. Is it really this low angle?
Laybacking to surmount the step in the upper corner.
The corner above the first ledge.
There are frequent big rests.
First pitch of Pony Express (5.8) at sunset

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Northern California
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