North American Classic Climbs
Mount Fairweather
Southeast (Carpé ) Ridge
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Mount Fairweather Southeast (Carpé ) Ridge |
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Slide Show
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Climbers* |
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Looking back down the knife edge that constitutes the first half of the summit day. |
DL, GC |
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Above the knife edge onto easy slopes. |
DL, GC |
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Upward, the weather beginning to change. |
DL, KG |
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Looking to the East - lenticular clouds are rarely good news in Alaska. |
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The weather deteriorating rapidly as we reach the crux ice slopes. |
KG, DL |
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The summit; barely able to stand in the wind. |
KG, DL |
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The forced bivouac in a crevasse directly under the summit. |
KG, DL |
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Descending the next day in better weather. |
KG |
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Following the wands back down. |
KG, DL |
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Rappelling the rock pitches. |
DL |
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Almost back to the base of the ridge. |
KG, DL |
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On the lower Fairweather Glacier, into the green zone again. |
DL, KG |
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Back on the beach. |
DL, KG |
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Returning the area to the residents. |
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Re-establishing contact with civilization after 21 days. |
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The mountain at sunset from Sea Otter Creek. |
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*Climbers & Photographers: Gary Clark, Kim Grandfield, Dave Lunn
