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Dan Mottinger moving up the flake on P2--get some good pro in that soft rock, boy!
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Ben grunting up the OW.
Ben Mottinger starting to aid up the steep dihedral on a warm November day.
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Ben Mottinger
Nov 11, 2001
“Dan Mottinger moving up the flake on P2--get some good pro in that soft rock, boy!”  

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