Luke catching air on the Duck, Shortoff, NC.

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Luke catching air on the Duck, Shortoff, NC.

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Dopey Duck 5.9, Shortoff, NC follows the steep lichen free path through incredible horizontals.

Pushing through the last baby roofs

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Jeff Mekolites

Oct 11, 2007

“Luke catching air on the Duck, Shortoff, NC.”

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Luke catching air on the Duck, Shortoff, NC.

Pushing through the last baby roofs

Second pitch of Dopey Duck; Photo by Lynn Willis (High South Creative, LLC)

Elizabeth pulling some of the last moves on the crux pitch.

Party finishing up pitch 2.

Pitch 1

is it a 5.10 if you use no hands?

The start of Dopey via Toxic Shock.

The belay we used on pitch 2

Level view of traverse for accurate perspective on past-vertical face above. Crux starts from very solid stance

excitedly cleaning gear up P2 of dopey duck

Steep section on pitch 2

Roland Bennett fighting the pump on the gently overhanging crux of P2

Belaying from the mossy ledge (top right) as the second starts into the pitch. Unknown climbers, 1997. Lots more lichen back then.

Mike starts up the second pitch of Dopey Duck.

Finishing up the first pitch. Photo by Payton Padroni

KM top rope solos on dopey duck

BirminghamBen cruising the crux pitch of Dopey!

Barry in the Business, killer climbing

Mike Holley cruising through the pumpy horizontals on the second pitch of Dopey Duck. Steep!!

Pitch 2 of Dopey Duck as seen from the approach gully

Anna Marie Alewine of Pisgah Climbing School follows pitch two!

Where it starts to get steep at the start of the second pitch

Dopey Duck, Shortoff, NC.

Amazing!

Probably pumped and smiling. Just after the crux.

Paul MacGregor and Jill Hendrix on the last pitch of Dopey Duck

John and I at the First belay ledge!

Pitch two. Awesome exposed jug haul on slightly over vertical face.

Little further up nearing the bulge.

Unknown climber on Dopey looking from Short Corner belay

Dopey Duck 5.9, Shortoff, NC follows the steep lichen free path through incredible horizontals.

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