Looking up at the headwall from below the Acrophobes

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Looking up at the headwall from below the Acrophobes

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The second to last pitch is stellar. I was blown out from leading the first five pitches of borderline linking into angels and gave this lead to my partner. That was a mistake.

Conrad Gmoser atop the Acrophobes', at the belay

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Nate Ball

Sep 29, 2017

“Looking up at the headwall from below the Acrophobes”

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