Clint teaches to the gang. Also, note that you can play "Where's Waldo?" with this image.
We all were shocked at how easily those cracks just kept getting wider and wider, but for some reason that didn't keep us from placing more and more pitons. Here you can see Clint showing technique for observing when hammering should terminate.
Ian placing pieces--though it looks like he's being forcefully driven to work with a leather whip held threateningly before him, with Chris just casually observing the unfolding events.
Clint shows us how he prepared the makeshift pinscar / slot for the coopperhead.
The smallest copperheads are surprisingly strong; the granite block seen here weighed about 40-50 pounds. (Where Clint got granite blocks is another question, although the day before, Mt. Rushmore reported a small gouge in the nose of Lincoln. Sounds like another Clint First Ascent, with this unavoidable collateral damage bearing fruit for our practice session.)
Chris and Sam practicing. Clint's nice A5 hammer lays in the foreground.
This crack is fed and sustained by many hands...
After a short while, Clint suddenly tries to escape!! He aids up the nearest vertical object with great fervor. Justin's expression gives away his suspicion that this may not be too productive. Just kidding. In reality Clint is demonstrating techniques and showing various logistics; for example, when and how to clip two aiders end on end.
