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Joe Herbst on an early (2nd or 3rd?) ascent of the Harding route in spring 1972. At that time the route was rated A4, with a long stretch of unprotected bathooking where now there's a ladder of rivets.
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Bivy at the top of pitch 6
The all-time splitter kicking off the route . <br> <br> Don't chimney behind the circled block if using the intermediate tree belay. I felt it wobble! <br> <br> A 70 m rope is needed to link from starting ledge all the way thru the splitter .
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L. Hamilton
Nov 29, 2018
“Joe Herbst on an early (2nd or 3rd?) ascent of the Harding route in spring 1972. At that time the route was rated A4, with a long stretch of unprotected bathooking where now there's a ladder of rivets.”  

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Bivy at the top of pitch 6
Joe Herbst on an early (2nd or 3rd?) ascent of the Harding route in spring 1972. At that time the route was rated A4, with a long stretch of unprotected bathooking where now there's a ladder of rivets.
The all-time splitter kicking off the route . <br> <br> Don't chimney behind the circled block if using the intermediate tree belay. I felt it wobble! <br> <br> A 70 m rope is needed to link from starting ledge all the way thru the splitter .
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Ryan leading the 2nd pitch
Start of pitch 8
Doug Leading the 1st pitch
One of the two bivy caves at the base
Nevada Falls from P5 belay
Starting pitch 1
Panorama at the Pitch 8 Ledge. Left is Nevada Falls.
Looking down from the middle of Pitch 6
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