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Go! A speed ascent begins ... The rope hanging down is not being used.
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Mark leading the Bandito Route, Mexican Hat
Thanks for the beer K!!! Glad we got there before it got skunked! We came off the river on 4/14, drove by and saw you up there too.
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George Bell
Oct 16, 2002
“Go! A speed ascent begins ... The rope hanging down is not being used.”  

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Mark leading the Bandito Route, Mexican Hat
Go! A speed ascent begins ... The rope hanging down is not being used.

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