Above the Roof on P5 of Scorched Earth
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This is PTPP above the roof, and nearing the top of P5 on Scorched Earth.
The pitch starts by going left, then over a fifteen-foot roof and then up
and right on the overhanging wall above. This area is roughly at the same
height as the notoriously steep Wing pitch on Native Son. You
can judge the angle from his hanging Zip Line. I was glad I only had to clean
that pitch, and not jug a free-hanging line.
As Pete approached the fifth belay, he suddenly erupted into Diabolical
Doctor Evil Laughter. The next photo will make you laugh, too, when you
see
the sight that greeted Pete at Cape Wild Bivi.
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