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      Lost Arrow Spire Rim to Tip  |  
  
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       Description  |  
       Climbers*  |  
       Photo*  |  
       Date  | 
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       Lost Arrow Spire from Sunnyside Bench. The much more serious Lost Arrow Chimney route rises from the left.  |  
       LR  | 
       GC  | 
       5/10/72  | ||
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       Setting the rappel into the notch from the tree on the rim.  | 
       GC  |  
       DK  | 
       6/75  | ||
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       Leading pitch 1.  | 
       unknown  |  
       GD  | 
       8/98  | ||
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       Rappelling into the notch.  | 
       GC  |  
       MJ  | 
       6/75  | ||
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       Cleaning the first pitch, from the short pitch belay.  |  
       LN-1  | 
       GC  | 
       6/75  | ||
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       Cleaning the first pitch, from the combined pitch belay.  |  
       LN-2  | 
       LS  | 
       8/96  | ||
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       Arriving at Salathé Ledge - Half Dome in the near background, the Clark Range in the far background.  |  
       RL  | 
       LS  | 
       8/96  | ||
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       Rounding the corner on lead from Salathé Ledge.  |  
       LN-2  | 
       LS  | 
       8/96  | ||
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       Beginning to clean the last pitch, Yosemite Falls in the background.  |  
       DK  | 
       GC  | 
       6/75  | ||
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       More of the same - note the haul line, which is attached to the tree at the rim.  |  
       DK  | 
       GC  | 
       6/75  | ||
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       Looking up the final pitch.  |  
       RL  | 
       LS  | 
       8/96  | ||
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       Cleaning the final arrow tip.  |  
       DG  |  
       PG  | 
       9/87  | ||
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       Launching off on the Famous Tyrolean Traverse (TT.)  |  
       DK  | 
       GC  | 
       6/75  | ||
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       Looking back at the tip from the TT.  |  
       RL, LN-2  | 
       LS  | 
       8/96  | ||
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       The TT, from the rim.  |  
       RL, LN-2  | 
       LS  | 
       8/96  | ||
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       Another angle on the TT, from the valley rim.  |  
       MJ  | 
       GC  | 
       6/75  | ||
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       Yosemite Falls and the Lost Arrow, winter.  | 
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       GC  | 
       3/76  | 
*Climbers & Photographers: Larry Rasmussen, Gary Clark, Dave Kimes, Mark Jonas, Robert Lang, David Gunstone, Peter Gunstone, LN-1: Les Nugent, LN-2: Lisa Newcomb, Larry Sverdrup, Guillaume Dargaud