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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Thanks for rebooting this, Avery. So totally wild and a wall for only the best of the best. My dabbling in the Rockies gave me a taste of the "rock" and "ultimate jenga" seems a good metaphor to explain what the big climbs are like. So beautiful, so ugly and dangerous at the same time.
BAd
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Adventure at its finest.
You know a route is huge and difficult when Jon Walsh has to bivy.
Routes like this never get easier with time.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Thanks for doing this Avery.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Proud and long overdue effort. Congrats gentlemen and and thanks for posting this Avery!
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Those guys somehow tamed the nightmare - pretty wild.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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The Blanchard/Cheesmond North Pillar isn't the original Lowe/Jones North Face route and not quite as gruesome.
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domngo
climber
Canada
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Shit’chyeaaa! Good read indeed. Thanks for sharing
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, Avery... wow, great to see you share here, ...
this is really neat...
not a climber of course, but i enjoy learning these things,
and see all this...
good share, thanks all you do!
how is the weather, there, where you are???
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Avery
climber
New Zealand
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Hey neebee,
Nice, as always, to hear from you.
The weather here, in my part of NZ has been uncharacteristically wet.
Still, I cant complain there's a long hot(?) summer approaching.
I hope life is treating you well?
Cheers,
Avery
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nice concisely written article. Strong work, as always, Avery! You Da Man!
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BryanE
climber
Minnesota
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That's an awesome write-up, and nice photos. Thanks for posting.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, Avery... email me at facebook, if you have a page there,
i thought you did, once... let me know, again...
happy good eve, :)
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Oplopanax
Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
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Should be "Twins Tower" not "Twin Towers"
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Avery
climber
New Zealand
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The 1st Ascent of The North Pillar was made be the late Dave Cheesmond and Barry Blanchard in August 1985.(VI 5.10d A2)
Courtesy of Climbing 94
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Avery
climber
New Zealand
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Incredible angle, domngo!
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seano
Mountain climber
none
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That's some scary, remote climbing. Skiing up the back side is more my speed...
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Avery
climber
New Zealand
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Jan 24, 2019 - 05:51pm PT
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Second ascent of the Lowe-Jones route (5.10 A3) on the north face of North Twin, with a new variation (5.9, A2) to the first half. Steve House and Marko Prezelj. April 5-7, 2004.
The Canadian Alpine Journal 2005
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Avery
climber
New Zealand
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Jan 25, 2019 - 09:58pm PT
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Second ascent of the Lowe-Jones route (5.10 A3) on the north face of North Twin, with a new variation (5.9, A2) to the first half. Steve House and Marko Prezelj . April 5-7, 2004.
Here are some photos of the climb, courtesy of Marko Prezelj
Thanks to Marko Prezelj
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originalpmac
Mountain climber
Timbers of Fennario
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Jan 25, 2019 - 10:25pm PT
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Great read, thanks for posting.
Good Lord, those are some giant packs Cheesmond and Blanchard were carrying!
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