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Awesome optional splitter finger crack on Pitch 2. You could climb to the left instead but why skip it?!
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View from the optional belay to do the climb in two pitches. can see the route. Climber (Rachel Adams) is just above the 1st Belay station for the 3 pitch variation.
Ellen prepping to pull over the edge of the flake and begin the crux traverse.<br> <br> June 2011
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Dana Felthauser
Nov 10, 2025
“Awesome optional splitter finger crack on Pitch 2. You could climb to the left instead but why skip it?!”  

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The first pitch of Deception. Be sure to read up on this one, it's not a very obvious route!
Hogsback North Face, seen from Rocky Canyon. Extreme zoom with a pocket phone means not very good quality, but enough to put some routes in context.
Deception from the bottom with an unknown climber about to do the crux for reference. Comment on here if you want this removed or credit added.
View from the optional belay to do the climb in two pitches. can see the route. Climber (Rachel Adams) is just above the 1st Belay station for the 3 pitch variation.
Awesome optional splitter finger crack on Pitch 2. You could climb to the left instead but why skip it?!
Ellen prepping to pull over the edge of the flake and begin the crux traverse.<br> <br> June 2011
3rd pitch finish.
Top of pitch one- great belay ledges- 10/10 climb
The base of the climb, this is what it looks like.
View down the whole climb from the top belay. Belay from the rocks / cracks at the top - and you'll be able to see your climber - don't be tempted by the tree
Workin' the rail and almost through: a hot day like this one made for an exciting amount of friction.
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