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IceCON 2. Some trade routes are climbable, even in lower elevations.
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Climbing Area Index / Cathedral Ledge / Nutcracker (5.9+)
Directions:  The obvious hand and finger crack on the left side of the Barber Wall.
Description: A classic of the area. Very well protected. Can seep in the early season.
    Pitch 1: Climb the finger crack to a horizontal. Finish with a hand jam to the top. (75 feet)
Gear: standard rock rack
Descent: rapell or walk off left
History:  May 1969 - Joe Cote, Dick Arey and Ward Freeman did it on aid. Henry Barber and Bob Anderson free climbed it ion September 22, 1972

 
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