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Not to be alarmist, but I noted the spiderwebbing series of hairline fractures that completely surround the closely spaced belay bolts- your sole security for starting the third pitch.
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map. best approach option drawn on with approximate distances from parking area.
The view of the Cathedral Group summits from the top of South Mesa (Rabbit Ears, Little Middle, Mesa, Mace, Dodger clockwise from bottom).
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Larry Coats
Oct 24, 2010
“Not to be alarmist, but I noted the spiderwebbing series of hairline fractures that completely surround the closely spaced belay bolts- your sole security for starting the third pitch.”  

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map. best approach option drawn on with approximate distances from parking area.
Not to be alarmist, but I noted the spiderwebbing series of hairline fractures that completely surround the closely spaced belay bolts- your sole security for starting the third pitch.
The view of the Cathedral Group summits from the top of South Mesa (Rabbit Ears, Little Middle, Mesa, Mace, Dodger clockwise from bottom).
Phototopo of Vortex in a Can.
Penultimate moves on Vortex in a Can
The start of pitch 2 (I thought the mantle onto the top of the Fort Apache Limestone was a tad harder than 5.8!).
Heather Hayes on a tricky section of pitch 1.
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