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Sweet route |
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Lucky Streaks |
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Descending Fairview Dome...with the rack |
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Atop Lucky Streaks |
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Coiling the rope after topping out...by the end of the weekend I could do it serviceably if not to Shaun's impeccable standards |
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Shaun at the top of P2 waiting for the pair ahead of us to move on |
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Amusing ourselves with shadow puppets while waiting at the top of P1 |
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The pair before us preparing for P1 of Lucky Streaks |
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Snow at the base of Lucky Streaks |
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Food! |
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Descending towards Mono Lake |
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Boulders atop Lembert Dome |
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Top of Lembert Dome |
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Shaun starting up the Direct Face of Lembert Dome |
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Shaun re-ascending the slab to fetch the forgotten rack |
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Down the slabs we go |
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South crack is A-OK! |
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Finished my first trad climb! |
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Still smiling! |
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The smile would not leave my face |
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Shaun was excited for my first pitch of trad |
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Fog melting off the lake below the South Crack. |
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Obligatory early AM approach shot with Half Dome in the background |
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