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The true technical crux--smears for the feet and nothing for the hands.
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The seemingly overhung face is really fun to climb and not nearly as steep as it looks from below!
Thin slab moves make the lower section of the climb interesting.
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Ted Smith
Oct 3, 2010
“The true technical crux--smears for the feet and nothing for the hands.”  

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Routes of Sven Tower III with approach trail.
The second psychological crux.
Open-handed climbing.
Transitioning across the horizontal crack.
The seemingly overhung face is really fun to climb and not nearly as steep as it looks from below!
The true technical crux--smears for the feet and nothing for the hands.
Thin slab moves make the lower section of the climb interesting.
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