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steelmnkey
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Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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A few shots from a climb in the early fall of 1998 that I did with George Bell. Some aren't great because my scanner at the time was on it's last leg.
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drljefe
climber
Calizona
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I'm semi-ashamed to mention my ascent of Humboldt while I was there, mainly because the guidebook author dissed it so bad. It WAS my dog's only 14er.
Research this region for a harrowing epic/rescue that took place a few years back. No bueno.
NICE PICS!!!
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Zander
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Nice TRs and pics!
Thanks all.
Zander
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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My Crestone photos are not as good as Pennsylenvy's or Steelmonkey's but they're certainly older.
Anyone recall the Karrimor Whillans rucksack?
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the museum
Trad climber
Rapid City, SD
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the route is on the left side....awesome!
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Prod
Big Wall climber
A place w/o Avitars apparently
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Great post. Awesome.
Prod.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Chiloe said:
"Anyone recall the Karrimor Whillans rucksack?
Buddy, I lust after that rucksack...You still got it?
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MisterE
Trad climber
My Inner Nut
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I don't think the Doctor would mind if I posted a couple from his trip, do you?
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Dave didn't care for this one, but it was one of my favorite. The shuttered thing just works, and Mike's got his 'Cessna Smile' on!
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Museum,
Your photo looks to be either of Crestone Peak's North Butress, 4th class, or the North Pillar, 5.8.
Without recourse to four-wheel-drive, I ran most of that portion of the initial trail, hiked past Crestone Needle and climbed the North Butress of Crestone Peak, including a direct ascent of the final tower to reach the Red Notch. Round-trip consumed 14 hours, solo.
Little did I now at the time when faced with these final difficulties, Roach says of that final tower, "A direct climb from the tower to the East summit would be very difficult".
It might have been grade IV D, or 5.6++, or maybe 5.7 climbing in light weight gloves...
(from the summit of Crestone Peak, Crestone Needle over my left shoulder)
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Crestone Needle, Ellingwood Arete on the right:
The outstanding butresses of Crestone Peak massif.
(Maybe including a weird view of Crestone Needle's summit, first peak on the left -not sure),
With the east side of the North Butress, in full sun jutting above the top of the lineup:
Crestone Needle, seen from the south flank of Humboldt, during the approach to Crestone Peak's North Butress by way of Bear's Playground:
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MisterE
Trad climber
My Inner Nut
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Great pics and reporting, Guys!
Continuing with one more pic from Dave's collection -
Flyby:
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Fun TR. Especially the part about suddenly finding yourselves on an alpine climb with snow on the handholds and ice on the foot smears.
And airplane approaches are great. Helicopter approaches are even greater. You guys down south probably thought that when us Northern folk talked about belonging to the ACC we meant Alpine Club of Canada, when in fact it really stands for Airborne Climbers of Canada.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Tarbuster, Museum, the odd angles are cool. The Crestones north sides are nicely complex.
A few shots along the Needle-to-Peak ridge (1968).
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Nice close-up of the unique conglomerate nature of the rock there Chiloe!
The beautiful non-technical Mount Humboldt:
A view along the drainage to the south of Crestone Needle,
During a circumnavigation of the peaks after an ascent of Crestone Peak's North Butress:
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Mister E:
Those boats provide nice rhythm in that flyby shot.
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MisterE
Trad climber
My Inner Nut
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WoW!!! That traverse shot is absolutely spectacular!
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dlintz
Trad climber
Neebraskee
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Most of those knobs are good but they still come out occasionally. Several years (before I started climbing) my friend and I sat on Crestone Peak's west summit watching a group of three 50-something Englishmen come up the North side of the Crestone Peak's East summit. Connected by one rope using Swiss seats or bowlines they casually simulclimbed up stopping to offer a hip belay when needed. The poise and unconcerned manner of their ascent astonished me.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Broken Hand Peak
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Great Sand Dunes National Monument (now, National Park) from the summit of Crestone Needle.
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