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Free Blast. Most of the Route is visible in this photo. June 1980
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Looking down The Groove pitch on The Shield.
The Groove
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Ed Kaufer
Feb 20, 2012
“Free Blast. Most of the Route is visible in this photo. June 1980”  

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