leaving the optional belay on the middle pitch, approaching the headwall at the top of the dihedral

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leaving the optional belay on the middle pitch, approaching the headwall at the top of the dihedral

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Looking up at pitch 1.

At a belay.

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Ben Crowell

Jul 18, 2022

“leaving the optional belay on the middle pitch, approaching the headwall at the top of the dihedral”

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leaving the optional belay on the middle pitch, approaching the headwall at the top of the dihedral

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