Doing my best to blend in on the traverse. We opted to build the anchor at the bottom of the crux pitch crack, reducing drag and keeping my belayer in view through the tricky off fingers roof. I highly recommend doing it this way.

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Doing my best to blend in on the traverse. We opted to build the anchor at the bottom of the crux pitch crack, reducing drag and keeping my belayer in view through the tricky off fingers roof. I highly recommend doing it this way.

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H Copilillo following.

Looking down on the crux pitch and all it's exposure!

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Bryce Y

May 11, 2021

“Doing my best to blend in on the traverse. We opted to build the anchor at the bottom of the crux pitch crack, reducing drag and keeping my belayer in view through the tricky off fingers roof. I highly recommend doing it this way.”

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