Some photos of the first ascent of The Bent Shaft. Use the mixed start to Airborne Ranger (M8) climb high into the upper crack and place a #1 cam, then come down to a chossy ledge and traverse right untill you can snag the curtain. Then commit to the free hanging ice and climb steep ice to the top. And Your Done!
Holy Poop! Pulling the overhang at the start is super duper hard. I tried it yesterday. My pic kept ripping out of the dirt in the crack. I fell 3 time before giving up. I feel a little better seeing your pics with ice in the crack. Maybe next year I'll give it another go. Nice job Rusty!
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