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mangdangler
Mountain climber
Bellingham, Wa
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Feb 16, 2010 - 12:24pm PT
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Some of the best days of my life..
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climbinginchico
Trad climber
Modesto, CA
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Feb 16, 2010 - 01:51pm PT
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I've got a buddy in Juneau, he's been trying to entice me up to the Mendenhall Towers for a few years now. Keeps telling me there are long moderate FA's galore, just ripe for the taking. Just so long as you don't mind the hike across the glacier on the way in, or have the $$ to be flown in.
Gorgeous pics!
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scottpedition
climber
One valley or the other
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Feb 16, 2010 - 03:57pm PT
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Cragman,
That Glacier Point photo of yours reminded me of this one from a couple of years later. Early on, I learned the value of a partner who could hump a load up the hill without complaining.
I think my first trip up to Agnew and Gem Lakes (above Silver Lake) was a couple of months later, at least partially aided in the same fashion.
Scott
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mangdangler
Mountain climber
Bellingham, Wa
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Feb 16, 2010 - 11:40pm PT
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I've got a buddy in Juneau, he's been trying to entice me up to the Mendenhall Towers for a few years now. Keeps telling me there are long moderate FA's galore, just ripe for the taking. Just so long as you don't mind the hike across the glacier on the way in, or have the $$ to be flown in.
Gorgeous pics!
Thanks.. The towers are a pretty fun place to be.. A lot more stuff has been climbed up there than has been reported. They saw a lot of action back in the seventies and a lot of quiet action since.. Some harder routes have been put up the past few years as well.. Lots to do there yet, especially on some of the larger north faces..
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Flanders!
Trad climber
June Lake, CA
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John Ellsworth at the belay, pitch 1 of 3, on the
first ascent of Heel Toe in Lee Vining Canyon, 1980
with Pete Schoerner and Doug Nidever
NOTE: Foot Fangs, rigid stem friends, straight shaft axes with home made leashes
Doug
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Flanders!
Trad climber
June Lake, CA
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Woody White, winter ascent of the East Face of Mt. Whitney,
seen here on the Washboard.
Woody on the Giant Staircase
Doug
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Flanders!
Trad climber
June Lake, CA
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Ellsworth lead P1, up the slab to the belay behind the pillar
Schoerner lead P2, up the WI 5+ pillar to the ledge
I lead up to the roof, then started hand traversing and the heel hook. As soon as
I throw the heel hook I can hear John from below..."you've GOT to be shitting me !"
It does look pretty rad, but it's not all that hard of a move.
Doug
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Flanders!
Trad climber
June Lake, CA
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On the Tokositna Glacier, base of Mt. Huntington with Chris Kulp
On the Ruth Glacier, not alone out here !
me measuring how far we melted into the glacier in 3 days.
answer 67"
Doug
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Flanders!
Trad climber
June Lake, CA
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Greg McKenna, West Face El Cap
West Face anchor
Doug
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Flanders!
Trad climber
June Lake, CA
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Karri and Chris, Lake Willoughby, VT
one of the coolest belay spots on the planet !
Doug
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