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Black Dike in marginal conditions, March, 2005.
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Nick doing the famous rock traverse, although he is a bit higher than its typically done. You can see piton sling mess of the usual traverse in the bottom left corner. There is a permanent 0.3 X4 cam where he is as of 2019, new pro....
A "distant view" for scale and perspective ... not sure if this represents "typical" ice ...<br> <br> Whitney Gilman climbing route on the left side of the Black Dike<br>
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Kris Gorny
Dec 11, 2006
“Black Dike in marginal conditions, March, 2005. ”  

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