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| Sunset after a storm. Looking down the valley from dinner ledge towards El Cap after a nasty storm on Washington Column |
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| Kor Roof |
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| Bev makes it up! Not only is it her first time jugging, but it is her first multipitch climb since she and Rick courted in the 80's! Mother and daughter high five while boyfriend looks like a dweeb. |
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| Meanwhile, back at the ledge, Andy was hard at work manning the BBQ! |
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| Kor Roof |
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| Washington Column |
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| The South Face of Washington Column. |
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| The photographer on the summit of Washington Column's South Face after completeing his first wall climb. Check out the 1978 wall rack: hexes, EB's, and most importantly, tube socks. |
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| Leading the second pitch. |
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| Looking down from our high point. |
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| Looking up the thin crack of the 7th pitch. |
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| Caleb leading over the overhand on p5. C1 with a tension traverse and lower out for the follower |
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| Roger on the approach (p2 of Washington Column - South Face, 5.9) |
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| Looking up pitch 9. It start with a little easy chimney work and then moves out right to some face moves to a crack that gets easier the higher you get. |
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| Sweet views of Half Dome from SFWC |
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| On top!!! Woohoo! |
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