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Crux of conneting ridge traversal: an 8-10 foot slab, inclined at 75 degrees. Although a nontrivial piece of climbing, it receives a class 3 rating, probably because the move is not very exposed. Notice the faint orange arrow painted about halfway up the slab. Arapaho Glacier in the background