John Burcham gets funky with the summit block pitch.

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John Burcham gets funky with the summit block pitch.

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John Burcham leads the crux pitch.

All aboard the Earthship! Nearly all of the route is visible from the base. The first pitch is a dark mudrock slab with 7 bolts and a #2 cam placement in the mini roof crack below the tree.

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Derek Field

Jun 19, 2018

“John Burcham gets funky with the summit block pitch.”

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