I told her it'd be fun

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I told her it'd be fun

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Todd Smith

The grand Open Book (5.9) dihedral ©

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“I told her it'd be fun”

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Todd Smith

I told her it'd be fun

The grand Open Book (5.9) dihedral ©

Charlie, rounding the roof and arriving at the second Belay stance of Open Book<br>

Tay's first multi pitch route, never mind the wet seeping slab on the third pitch

Maidy turning the roof on Open Book

Submitted by www.instagram.com/climbingtechtips by request.

Open Book from below.

Coming up pitch one, prior to riding the horn flake like a saddle

about to pull the crux move

First pitch, climber: CaRlos Navas

Rob takin on the second pitch of Open Book in the foreground and an unknown climber on the "Traitor Horn"

Party of two on the second pitch of Open Book, as seen from the true horn on "Traitor Horn". Bolted belay of "The Edge" visible on the lower left.

My climbing partner since Junior High Mike Flood topping out on the Open Book

Levi from San Diego on P1.

Why would you lieback this beautiful crack?

Nathan Fitzhugh going over the 3rd pitch roof.

The P2 "lieback". Probably should've placed more than a single #2 cam, but it felt secure the whole way. I tackled it as a large hands/offwidth crack rather than a lieback. Definitely the way to go and mellow if you've got large hands/forearms

The start of Open Book.

Z man starting out

Open Book.

Submitted by www.instagram.com/climbingtechtips by request.

Post Climb

Charlie, placing gear on the second pitch of Open Book.<br>

Open book is the right facing dihedral seen to the right of the main arete.

make sure to take a moment and ponder the crux moves if following pitch 1

Jascha at the crux flake

5.6 slab/chimney that exit onto the class 4 slabs

Submitted by www.instagram.com/climbingtechtips by request.

Looking up from belay 1

Through what we called off-width. First multi-pitch climb in 10 years!

Pulling the crux P1 flake (Eric Isaac climbing).

The Open Book

Coming over the ear.

5.7 lieback on P2/3 (depending on where you set the P2 belay)

pitch 1

Kim Miller on start of the Open Book

The first pitch of Open Book. (you can also see the roof near the top of the second pitch, but most of that pitch can't be seen).

Starting out on the Awesome 1st pitch of the Open Book

From good ledge overlooking 5.4 chimney.

Reconciling gear at the top of the popular Open Book (5.9) ©

Two ropes. One lead, one for haul practice

Second pitch, climber: CaRlos Navas

German coming up the P2 #4 dihedral. Glorious!

the crux move

Open book
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P2 bomber knee jams and slammer fists

Looking up mid pitch 2

John at the P1 flake

pre-sunrise view of Open Book

Good Fun on the 2nd Pitch

leading the 2nd pitch of Open Book. Looking up to the roof where the belay is. Photo taken by Trask Bradbury

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