1988 maybe? Traversed in. Back then the direct start looked like a total chosspile.

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1988 maybe? Traversed in. Back then the direct start looked like a total chosspile.

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Plug a piece here and gun it! Photo by Alex Davidson.

Good friend, Eric, on the layback crux at the top. Thank goodness I got to TR this one! Whew!

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Kristian Solem

Dec 12, 2020

“1988 maybe? Traversed in. Back then the direct start looked like a total chosspile.”

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Monrovia, CA

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