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| get ur shells on! its 80 and windy! haha |
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| C4 climbing after the triple cracks |
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| Looking over the ledge at the STEEP and clean Shield Headwall. |
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| A climber hauling at belay 12 on The Shield. This is an example of a good clean wall anchor. |
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| A climber nears the end of the Triple Cracks pitch of The Shield. This is one of the crux pitches, especially if the route is climbed hammerless. This is the pitch where Charlie Porter placed 35 rurps on the first ascent. |
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| A climber in the middle of the notorius Groove Pitch during the last rays of light of The Shield. While the crack appears big from a distance, it actually only takes copperheads, birdbeaks, and knifeblades. |
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| This is the first in a sequence of three photos that shows a climber ascending the Shield Roof. This is the first of the many steep and exposed pitches on the Shield Headwall. |
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| A climber cleaning the dramatic traverse on pitch 7 of The Shield. On this pitch, the cleaner will have to re-aid many of the placements and make a few lower-outs. |
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| Chris McNamara leading high on the Shield |
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| This is the center of the Shield Roof. While the climbing is awkward, the placements are all fixed making this section scary but manageable. |
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| This is the end of the Shield Roof. This is crux of the pitch and the moment of maximum exposure. |
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| Charlie Porter on the Triple Cracks during the FA, 1972. |
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| Aidan Silitch in his element |
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| Leading on the triple cracks |
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| Looking down from the Shield Headwall |
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| Climbing Cryophobia in the Ghost Valley, Alberta CA |
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| the booty! we dident leave a single fixed piece!(except lowerout tat and fixed pins ofcourse) |
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| free climbing on top of el cap! p19 |
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| leading p18 roof, this thing is huge |
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