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BETA SPOILER: route that we used to escape right
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The start of the West Face
West face <br> Last pitch before the summit block. <br> All the belays after the first pitch used some bomber slung chicken heads! So awesome!
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M Bageant
Sep 25, 2022
“BETA SPOILER: route that we used to escape right”  

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