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First View of Merriam Peak from Royce Pass |
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Mike Collins ridge traversing near the summit of Merriam Peak.
Photo by Dale Apgar |
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Topo showing The Flying Buttress aka Croft-Rands Left(green) and the Dr. Bear Love Project. |
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Casey leads the crux pitch of the Dr. Bearlove Project |
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The summit scramble: so good. |
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These names are familiar! |
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Our signature in the summit register |
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View of Merriam on the hike out |
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Sunrise! |
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Back at the trail-head |
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Views from the summit |
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Knife-edge ridge scramble to the summit |
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Bryan beginning pitch # 5 |
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Going up more perfect cracks |
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Bryan leaving the alcove |
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Bryan coming up |
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triple cracks |
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triple cracks pitch |
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Connecting the 3rd pitch with triple cracks pitch. What a great 70M pitch it was... |
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My pitch (our 3rd). 5.9 |
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First glow |
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North Buttress of Merriam |
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Bryan on our 2nd pitch |
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Awesome view |
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Buttress |
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