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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 5, 2008 - 02:12pm PT
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Okay, now I'm stumped. I found this old pic of Cerro Torre taken by the Brit Ian Wade in the early 1970's but what is the wall/peak in the foreground? Is it Cerro Standhardt? I just can't figure out the angle with the apparently flat, snow-free summit.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Why that's Mt. Bitchin' of course!!
That's a helluva roof on the far right!
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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It's Mount Peak. Peak-a-boo!
Edit: The right-hand, photo-shopped peak resembles Lotus Flower Tower and Mt. Asgard.
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Conrad
climber
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Looks as if it part of Poincenot group looking across the Torre Valley. Cerro Standhardt is obscured by the peak. The peak to the right is Torre Egger.
It would be interesting to compare a modern image to see how much the "Media Luna" glacier has receded.
Most peaks in the Patagonia region do not have the Baffin-esque style truncated tops.
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 5, 2008 - 02:34pm PT
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Conrad,
I comletely agree... this wall seems like someone dropped Asgard into Patagonia.
I, of course figured out Cerro Torre and Torre Egger but this one is odd. The chap who took this was on an expedition to Fitzroy but it would seem the foreshortening in this photo would be outrageous to make that part of Poincenot...
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Where's that Donini guy when we need him???
Oh, he's probably down there, just climbing. . .
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 5, 2008 - 03:12pm PT
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Clint,
I looked at that lower wall a lot trying to compare it. I must have looked at 20-30 shots but it just seems wrong. The B/W view is further up the valley looking back at Cerro Torre. However, I agree that the flat top peak (can't think of its name right now) is perhaps one of the only/few in the area that looks like that.
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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Conrad is right, the picture is taken from somewhere in the Fitzroy group. The bigwall on the right is in the foreground, and Cerro Torre is way back there.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Donini isn't going down there for another 9 days.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Ron,
then tell him to help plastic out on this one. . .
He's the guy that could tell right off, I'm sure, unless
you've got Rolando Garibotti's phone number. . .
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Nice job, Clint!
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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I bet the obvious line on the SE face is an OW.
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 5, 2008 - 04:51pm PT
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I just twiched... Already heading to Russia this winter so I guess it will have to be next. Damn! That is a nice wall with tons of potential!
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