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Slideshow (15 photos) |
Golden, Colorado (map) |
The morning after the big bash…everyone is drinking water to treat the hangover |
Indian Creek (map) |
Thunderbolts: Brian approaches the top of Easter Island |
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Keyhole Flakes: Closeup of Brian approaching the top of Easter Island |
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Sabbatical: Jamming the final crack high in the Sabbatical corner, belayed by Brian |
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Working Man: This nice finger crack was easier for me since my large knuckles cammed well in the crack |
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Keyhole Flakes: Brian reaches left at the crux, belayed by Mioara |
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Keyhole Flakes: Brian high on the route just below the anchors |
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Bad Rad Duality Crack: Moving through the bottom finger-sized section of the route |
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Bad Rad Duality Crack: Moving through the bottom finger-sized section of the route; the crack widens to tight hands, then offwidth, then back to tight hands through the double-tiered roofs above |
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The Incredible Hand Crack: Jim climbs The Incredible Hand Crack, belayed by Brian; most people find this climb a pleasure, but my large large hands didn't fit the crack and made the crux overhanging section very strenuous |
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Unnamed #18: What a beast this was -- a 7" off-width section, then a blind reach rightwards into a good finger crack |
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Unnamed #18: After placing a nut (the only nut I placed that trip), I finally got established in the finger crack |
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Unnamed #18: Closeup of Jim after placing the nut |
South Platte (map) |
The Standard: Lee works his way through the crux flakes at the start of The Standard; Mioara and Tommy start up another route in the foreground |
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Early morning breakfast before heading out to Wigwam |