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Horrendous Traverse 1972, <br> swami webbing, vibram klettershoes, leather gloves for the hip belay, very little gear. The little red guidebook (in back pocket) lists this as both 5.5 and 5.5 A1 ?? Seemed about 5.7 at the time.
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Mike Steele
Jun 11, 2019
“Horrendous Traverse 1972,
swami webbing, vibram klettershoes, leather gloves for the hip belay, very little gear. The little red guidebook (in back pocket) lists this as both 5.5 and 5.5 A1 ?? Seemed about 5.7 at the time.”  

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Horrendous Traverse 1972, <br> swami webbing, vibram klettershoes, leather gloves for the hip belay, very little gear. The little red guidebook (in back pocket) lists this as both 5.5 and 5.5 A1 ?? Seemed about 5.7 at the time.
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