Poison pill at the top of Bitty Buttress route, after the roof, just before topping off. It's not visible here, but the rock is hanging halfway off the edge, and rocks when you touch it lightly. Much bigger than it looks.

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Poison pill at the top of Bitty Buttress route, after the roof, just before topping off. It's not visible here, but the rock is hanging halfway off the edge, and rocks when you touch it lightly. Much bigger than it looks.

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Joseffa Meir finishing P2 of Bitty Buttress

Yvonne D'Andrea on the opening move above the huge fallen tree.

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Heather Thorne

Jul 22, 2022

“Poison pill at the top of Bitty Buttress route, after the roof, just before topping off. It's not visible here, but the rock is hanging halfway off the edge, and rocks when you touch it lightly. Much bigger than it looks.”

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