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The crux of the first pitch is pulling over the slanting ceiling protected by a terrible-looking pin. You clip the bolt after completing the move, or you can lunge for the clip like I did once (missed) and fall on the pin (it held).
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Climbers on C'est la Vie dihedral. Photo: Bob Horan Collection.
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Ivan Rezucha
Sep 27, 2003
“The crux of the first pitch is pulling over the slanting ceiling protected by a terrible-looking pin. You clip the bolt after completing the move, or you can lunge for the clip like I did once (missed) and fall on the pin (it held).”  

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Sam Dorsey entering the dihedral, en route to Desdichado.
This is where C'est la Vie and Desdichado (13+) split.
Myself getting ready for the crux pitch.
Sam contemplating the next moves, about to break left to join Desdichado.
C'est La Vie pitch 2, mystifying 5.11b.
Samuel Toillion at the crux of pitch one.
Bolt for broken pin (rusty remnant visible directly to the right of the bolt).
Climbers on C'est la Vie dihedral. Photo: Bob Horan Collection.
The crux of the first pitch is pulling over the slanting ceiling protected by a terrible-looking pin. You clip the bolt after completing the move, or you can lunge for the clip like I did once (missed) and fall on the pin (it held).
Above the crux.
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