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Phil Lauffen making his way up the "10+" stemming corner, which we agreed was the crux of the route, probably by two letter grades.<br> <br> He's about 70 feet into the pitch, and there isn't a decent rest until you're in the bush, about 25 feet above Phil. After that there's a brief section of 5.8 face climbing to the belay.
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A route overlay for the starting pitches of The Cruise and Scenic Cruise.
Tyler tiptoeing across loose flakes on the upper section pitch 9 or so, traversing left. <br> <br> Photo by Mike Schneiter.
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Aaron Martinuzzi
May 10, 2010
“Phil Lauffen making his way up the "10+" stemming corner, which we agreed was the crux of the route, probably by two letter grades.

He's about 70 feet into the pitch, and there isn't a decent rest until you're in the bush, about 25 feet above Phil. After that there's a brief section of 5.8 face climbing to the belay.”  

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