Cleaning near anchors 2nd last pitch.

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Cleaning near anchors 2nd last pitch.

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Pitch 8 Desert Shield

Looking down at the Bivy a top pitch 3

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Heinz57

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“Cleaning near anchors 2nd last pitch.”

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Cleaning near anchors 2nd last pitch.

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