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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Dec 10, 2014 - 06:25am PT
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Lembert Dome
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Chugach
Trad climber
Vermont
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Dec 10, 2014 - 06:30am PT
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Banquo
climber
Amerricka
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Dec 10, 2014 - 07:15am PT
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I'm Voting for Mount Deary. My grandmother was born in Deary, Idaho (1898) as was my mother (1925). I'm sure everyone has heard of the dreary Drurys from Deary. We always called the bump behind town "Spud Hill." The local promoters thought this name less than adequate for a town with Deary's attributes so sometime after I climbed it as a toddler, it became "Potato Hill" which is certainly a more impressive name. I see now that it is being referred to as "Mount Deary." The geologic change from Spud Hill to Mount Deary has occurred within my own lifetime!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2014 - 07:22am PT
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Beautiful photos everyone.....thread drift at it's best!
Don't overlook the original intention of promoting Kelly's book "The Tower."
Nothing better than curling up next to a fire and getting totally immersed in the fascinaing history of Cerro Torre.
Leaving for 2.5 months in Patagonia tomorrow...bon voyage!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 10, 2014 - 08:04am PT
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El Cerro works for me, even if there are other pretenders like Mt Dreary...
No Shrooms! Wtf?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2014 - 08:09am PT
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Most perfectly symmetrical.
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nopantsben
climber
europe
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Dec 10, 2014 - 08:22am PT
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Reilly,
how did you take that picture?
Jim! Enjoy Patagonia! :)
most beautiful mountain i have seen? Fitz Roy or Half Dome to me.. but i haven't seen them all, i gues....
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Aurora Colorado
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Dec 10, 2014 - 10:21am PT
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I'd vote for Cerro Torre too, but in Nepal the sacred mountain is Machipuchare.
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Brock Wagstaff
Trad climber
Larkspur
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Dec 10, 2014 - 10:22am PT
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Same symmetrical peak in as in Jim's photo, but further away.
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Oregon
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Dec 10, 2014 - 11:02am PT
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 9, 2014 - 05:06pm PT
Name works for me....better than naming it after a political figure that never saw it. Perhaps the indigenous name El Chalten works better.
Chaltén is actually the Tehuelche name for Fitzroy, not Cerro Torre, and is the name for the Argentine town now near it. The peak is the southernmost defined border feature between the two counties, putting Cerro Torre in undefined territory. Which way the Patagonian ice field drains isn't always clear.
It means " smoking Mountain" because it was covered in clouds so much they thought it was a volcano.
I'm not sure an indigenous name for Cerro Torre ( actually Cerro Torre Torre) exists anymore. The whole language group is almost extinct.
And Fitzroy did see the peak in 1834. The Argentine geologist Francisco " Perito" Moreno named it after him in the 1880's. From time to time both counties think about changing the name back, but never at the same time.
Perito is a spanish term that means expert or proficient.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 10, 2014 - 11:38am PT
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Lorenzo, how did Fitzroy see 'his' mountain? It isn't visible from anywhere
the Beagle went and I'm sure he didn't trek way up there.
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this just in
climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
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Dec 10, 2014 - 11:54am PT
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My favorite is Ritter.
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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Dec 10, 2014 - 12:02pm PT
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The worst mountain in the world.
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CAC
Gym climber
Clairemont
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Dec 10, 2014 - 12:07pm PT
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I'd vote for Machipuchare in Nepal as well. The view of that mountain from the Annapurna Sanctuary was breathtaking, I couldn't stop looking at it.
Supposedly unclimbed as well, but I don't think anyone really believes that...
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Dec 10, 2014 - 12:08pm PT
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Michael
Let's, to the words of Zapffe, add the words of Slingsby after his first and failed attempt to climb Stetind: "The ugliest mountain I ever saw. There is nothing like it in the world." ^^^^
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this just in
climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
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Dec 10, 2014 - 12:08pm PT
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And the Minarets
And Banner. So the whole Ritter Range.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2014 - 12:16pm PT
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Ironic, isn't it, that among the least perfect mountains on earth are the seven summits. All of them are way down the list in terms of beauty and interesting climbing.
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ddriver
Trad climber
SLC, UT
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Dec 10, 2014 - 12:18pm PT
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Most perfect roadside attraction:
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Aurora Colorado
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Dec 10, 2014 - 01:02pm PT
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CAC, Machipuchare is not unclimbed, and I don't think its particularly difficult considering the neighborhood. The govt discourages it by limiting permits and charging a $15,000 fee, more than any other mountain in Nepal.
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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Dec 10, 2014 - 01:35pm PT
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Jim, god knew the seven summits would be swarmed with number chasing posers so he put his best work at lower altitudes for real climbers to enjoy.
So true!
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