Matt Oliphant leading Coarse and Buggy, 1980

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Matt Oliphant leading Coarse and Buggy, 1980

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Chris Trudeau climbing Coarse and Buggy like it's nothin'!<br>

Mr. Pena gets the night time tronsight of C&B.

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At the upper crux of Coarse and Buggy

Stemming into the burly upper crux.

Michelle on Course & Buggy, enjoying the security of a hand jam after the thin crux stems.

Hanging belay.

AHHH! The first bomber jams.

Spencer getting some gear before beginning the hard stemming.

putting in small wires at the crux

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Finishing moves

The rock over move from the jug.

pulling the final crux

just another shot of the crux

At the second crux.

Plug a piece here and gun it! Photo by Alex Davidson.

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Smearing through the crux.

Good friend, Eric, on the layback crux at the top. Thank goodness I got to TR this one! Whew!

Jen at the stemming crux on Coarse and Buggy.

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From top to bottom on a cold winter day.

Chris stems out on Coarse And Buggy

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