The bottom two links are articles I wrote in the late 70's. One about Max Jones and I climbing Astroman, and the other, a report of the current state of long difficult free climbs in the US in the late 70s.

A technique to move or lift your haul bags up on the anchor without using brute strength.

The "Slippery Knot" for Big Wall soloing explained.

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My Route Panos are all made with seven or eight photos taken of a section of wall.

Here is an example crop from the middle of the Zodiac Pano. (48 mb file)

Zodiac Sample