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Andy Approaching the First Belay

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Andy Approaching the First Belay

Andy towards the end of the first pitch of Quadratic Equation on Fo. Fi and Bear Canyon in the background. Boulder, Colorado, July 2007.

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great shot!

Voted 10/10

& love the color of the rock - like some of the stuff at Smith!

Posted Jul 18, 2007 4:19 pm


	brenta	Re: great shot!
	Hasn't voted	Thanks! The rock is sandstone of the Fountain formation. The rocks of that formation found around Boulder--Flatirons and Eldo--are "fortified" by a hard potassium feldspar. The color is partly due to Hematite.
		Posted Jul 18, 2007 5:32 pm


	rpc	Re: great shot!
	Voted 10/10	that was going to be my guess :)
		Posted Jul 18, 2007 5:53 pm

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