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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 13, 2010 - 11:03am PT
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The mountains wait patiently for us...
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Sep 13, 2010 - 11:19am PT
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Can't even imagine, that place is seriously badass! Great pics Barry!
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Sep 13, 2010 - 02:31pm PT
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I was just getting into climbing in '75. I'll never forget that article. To my beginning mind it was nearly unbelievable. Would have been unbelievable without the photos and my knowing George previously.
It's still one of the great achievements, simply to have survived. The story has extra impact by the brevity of its telling. George and Chris together and separately are two of the most daring and accomplished mountaineers of the time. Several climbs come immediately to mind.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 25, 2010 - 06:50pm PT
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George Lowe enter and sign in please!!!
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marv
Mountain climber
Bay Area
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grand cours bump!!!!
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east side underground
Trad climber
Hilton crk,ca
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what a cool thread, very humbling, north twin is such a gnarly mountain, can't imagine even thinking of attempting something on that scale, makes El Cap seem reasonable
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marv
Mountain climber
Bay Area
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Jan 15, 2011 - 09:41pm PT
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I second the motion for George to ...
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Enter the Taco
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Jan 15, 2011 - 10:42pm PT
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bump for climbing
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marv
Mountain climber
Bay Area
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Jan 15, 2011 - 10:44pm PT
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just to clarify, by "Enter the Taco" I mean
Enter the Taco
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Jan 16, 2011 - 12:12am PT
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Great Thread bump!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 16, 2011 - 12:49pm PT
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Bump for Mr. Jones...
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east side underground
Trad climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Feb 11, 2011 - 10:56am PT
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bump for one of the best threads ever, c'mon Murry come on back with some of your 'ol skool gansta stories. cheers, murry :)
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bmacd
Social climber
100% Canadian
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Feb 17, 2011 - 09:46pm PT
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No disrespect to anyone whom has climbed the North Face of North Twin - but theNE Face of Mt Slesse in British Columbia and was not climbed till 1997, is 3000 feet high and has repulsed all repeat attempts since then including a Colin Halely Team and a free climbing foray by Stanhope & Co.
http://colinhaley.blogspot.com/2009/08/slesse-east-face-attempt-or-why-sean.html
There is another 3000 foot north face on Mt MacDonald which has been climbed by Bruce Kay recently that you never hear much about, even though its a one hour hike to the base from the Trans-Canada Highway. Quartzite rock.
Canadian North Faces are still presenting lots of challenges for modern climbers
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 28, 2011 - 11:49am PT
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This classic climb just missed being included in Chris' stellar Climbing in North America and so slipped under the radar for a lot of people...
Tell us a story Mr. Jones...
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Will clapp
Mountain climber
los angeles, CA
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Jun 15, 2011 - 12:17am PT
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amazing thread for an amazing wall. I've really enjoyed reading everything I can about the north face of north twin. I'm going to be un in the canadian rockies this summer and I really want to make the hike up to wooley shoulder to see the views. Can someone tell me how long the hike is to the shoulder in miles or km? just curious. can it be done as a day hike?
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marv
Mountain climber
Bay Area
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Jun 15, 2011 - 12:30am PT
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sadly, even the approach has repelled North America's finest approachers. "Approaching" is a harsh mistress.
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Will clapp
Mountain climber
los angeles, CA
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hiked up to the shoulder last week and saw the famous view. I don't really know what to say about it. Being all alone up there and seeing that grim wall made me feel a bunch of different things. I'd say the quote about it acting like a drug on the mind is very accurate! I can't stop thinking about the hour i spent up there just staring at the face in absolute awe. i will say it was the most awe inspiring mountain view i've ever seen and the 4 hour walk up was completely worth it. I was SO miserable hiking up the scree pile of sh#t that is the woolley shoulder, but the view all of a sudden in your face made me completely forget about how much my legs were screaming at me from the exertion. what an amazing wilderness. It was my first time in the canadian rockies that week and the hike up to woolley shoulder was on my last day there. What a great way to say goodbye to the range. I can't wait to go back. such an amazingly beautiful place. Its been really hard re-adjusting to the smog-scape of los angeles.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Aug 12, 2011 - 02:06am PT
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incredible face: intimidating, grim, austere, remote, big.
wow.
thanks to SG for posting content. highlight of my week
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 12, 2011 - 11:36am PT
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Thanks for saying so!
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Nov 28, 2011 - 09:02pm PT
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Gotta like this one.
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