At the hanging belay atop Pitch 1. Trad gear will allow you to belay from a ledge 10 feet below.

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At the hanging belay atop Pitch 1. Trad gear will allow you to belay from a ledge 10 feet below.

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Summit shot, beautiful views.

Mayer on midpoint of P4 during a cold winter night.

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Daniel Frauenhoff

Dec 15, 2012

“At the hanging belay atop Pitch 1. Trad gear will allow you to belay from a ledge 10 feet below.”

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Creek Side - right (the base of Gold Side).
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1. Black Gold.
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2. Furlough Day.
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3. Playin' Hooky/Solid Gold.
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4. PTO.
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5. Oyster Bar.
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6. Creek Nation.
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Matt finishing up the final pitch of Playin' Hooky.

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Dana chillin' at the top!

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Rappelling the route.

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Camel....

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Looking up the first pitch.

Brian leading Playin' Hooky on 03/24/2018.

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Summit shot, beautiful views.

At the hanging belay atop Pitch 1. Trad gear will allow you to belay from a ledge 10 feet below.

Mayer on midpoint of P4 during a cold winter night.

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