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If you're going to do Vector, I highly recommend the variation to the right for the 2nd (4th) pitch. It protects extremely well except at the exit, where the only hard move comes into play but I'm fat and out of shape and did it with no problems.
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Simon finishing the first pitch of Vector.
Looking down the 1st (3rd) pitch of Vector. The ledge on the right is the top of the 3rd pitch of St. Vitus
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Joshua Thompson
Oct 21, 2018
“If you're going to do Vector, I highly recommend the variation to the right for the 2nd (4th) pitch. It protects extremely well except at the exit, where the only hard move comes into play but I'm fat and out of shape and did it with no problems.”  

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Looking down the first pitch (3rd) of Vector
Looking up at Vector. The first pitch ends roughly where you see the tree on the skyline (although the ledge is actually about 15 feet below the tree). The crux offwidth section is easily visible where two cracks merge.
This is the start of Vector
Simon finishing the first pitch of Vector.
If you're going to do Vector, I highly recommend the variation to the right for the 2nd (4th) pitch. It protects extremely well except at the exit, where the only hard move comes into play but I'm fat and out of shape and did it with no problems.
Looking down the 1st (3rd) pitch of Vector. The ledge on the right is the top of the 3rd pitch of St. Vitus
This crack will eat you up. It'll also eat up your large cams. Save some one's or two's to build your anchor. There is one bolt which helps.
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