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Brandon Thau and Tom Slater, May 2006.
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Dom on top, me and Danny hanging off the anchors.
The locals free solo
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May 22, 2006
“Brandon Thau and Tom Slater, May 2006.”  

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Dom on top, me and Danny hanging off the anchors.
Brandon Thau and Tom Slater, May 2006.
The locals free solo
-0.9 ft tide, but w/ pumping 4-6ft swell. Caught it right at sunset. First bolt sure was hard to see until we touched it 25 feet up.
Nearing the 1st bolt on the Regular route. Chest deep with a 1' tide to get on it.
Fun and unavoidably hilarious route! Unique and scenic without a doubt.
The first bolt also appears to have some galvanic corrosion going on. The hanger does appear to be titanium. Perhaps the bolt or the washer or the nut is stainless steel? You can see the original heavily rusted chopped bolt to the left.
Upon closer inspection, there appears to be some galvanic corrosion on the bolts themselves. Use at your own risk!
2 bolts on the face with rings, 1 bolt further back. Another bolt or 2 with old tattered slings up there. In hindsight, I should have brought those down. Do not use the tattered slings. Also do not use the seagull nest.
morning low tide send
This is zoomed,,, I kept as respectful a distance as possible by hanging off the bolts to belay my 2nd, but still got dive bombed by seriously pissed off gulls the whole time I was up there.
Location of second bolt is approximate.
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