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Video: Aid Turns Free on Mt. HookerPosted on: December 31, 2014 Last August, David Allfrey, Nik Berry and Mason Earle completed the first free ascent of Sendero Luminoso (5.13d), a 13-pitch aid route on Mt. Hooker in Wyoming's Wind River Range. The project "required hard aid and hard free climbing, and we all had our respective roles," said Allfrey during a recent call. After first aiding the route's demanding pitches, they re-led the route free. Berry led the majority of the pitches during their one-day ascent. Kyle Berkompas filmed their experience. —Chris Van Leuven [Video] SparkShop
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