Start of the Great Arch proper on tree ledge, overlap on right protects (#0.4-#0.75 C4 range) well against zippering or a long fall if a climber slips before placing a piece on the way up the first pitch.

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Start of the Great Arch proper on tree ledge, overlap on right protects (#0.4-#0.75 C4 range) well against zippering or a long fall if a climber slips before placing a piece on the way up the first pitch.

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Leading p1 Great Arch.

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Bjorn Gronsson

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“Start of the Great Arch proper on tree ledge, overlap on right protects (#0.4-#0.75 C4 range) well against zippering or a long fall if a climber slips before placing a piece on the way up the first pitch.”

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Start of the Great Arch proper on tree ledge, overlap on right protects (#0.4-#0.75 C4 range) well against zippering or a long fall if a climber slips before placing a piece on the way up the first pitch.

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