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Andy Grauch on the surprise Changing Gullies pitch of Brain Freeze. Equally strong spindrift avalanches and updrafts caused the snow to circulate in a stationary cloud surrounding the crux of this pitch. Photo taken on 2/24/08.
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Closer view of Brain Freeze, on March 29, 2008.
Leading the first pitch of Brain Freeze on 2/24/08. Photo by Andy Grauch.
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Chris Sheridan
Feb 26, 2008
“Andy Grauch on the surprise Changing Gullies pitch of Brain Freeze. Equally strong spindrift avalanches and updrafts caused the snow to circulate in a stationary cloud surrounding the crux of this pitch. Photo taken on 2/24/08.”  

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Closer view of Brain Freeze, on March 29, 2008.
Andy Grauch on the surprise Changing Gullies pitch of Brain Freeze. Equally strong spindrift avalanches and updrafts caused the snow to circulate in a stationary cloud surrounding the crux of this pitch. Photo taken on 2/24/08.
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