Summit selfie time on the Altar of Algoot!

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Summit selfie time on the Altar of Algoot!

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Chris Norwood at the top of the Mystery Notch pitch!!!

Coming up West Side of Black Tower.

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Joshua Reinig

Aug 8, 2015

“Summit selfie time on the Altar of Algoot!”

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