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Richard Large
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where you least expect
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Chasm Lake at dawn from up near the Diamond....
... and the Diamond at dawn with some poser destroying the beauty and composition...
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Richard Large
climber
where you least expect
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The Southwest Corner Route on the Petite Grepon, June 2005... pitch 4... EDIT: actually now that I think about it, this may be pitch 3.
and looking down on Sky Pond from the first terrace...
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Richard Large
climber
where you least expect
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The awesome east face of Notchtop in RNMP. The South Ridge route is right next to the left skyline. Great climb, eh Roy?
... and two views of Zowie pinnacle, also in RNMP...
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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Man that weakness that runs up the notch is just begging for climbers.
Was that the first thing climbed on that rock?
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Richard Large
climber
where you least expect
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"the first thing climbed on that rock?"
Dunno. A 5.9 route called Optimismus goes up the black water streaks to the Notch but I suspect the first route done is called the Spiral Route (5.4). That ends up in the Notch but "spirals" up a series of ledges starting from way down to the left. I don't know the FA date for it.
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Richard Large
climber
where you least expect
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Two shots of the Direct Second Buttress route on the nordwand of Hallets Peak in RNMP, summer, 2004...
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Man that weakness that runs up the notch is just begging for climbers.
Was that the first thing climbed on that rock?
As Richard noted, the black streaks up the center of the wall mark the line taken by Optimismus, 5.9 (FA 1970; FFA 1974). The Spiral and South Ridge routes had been done earlier, but Optimismus was the first route on Notchtop's main E face. It was followed by Religion, 5.8 (1973), up the taller face left of Optimismus; and White Room, 5.11R (1974), on the steep wall to the right.
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Tarbuster
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right here, right now
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 5, 2006 - 07:31pm PT
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Zowie has a pretty intimidating offwidth final pitch.
We opted for a short 5.8 finger crack in the headwall to the right.
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Richard Large
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where you least expect
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Cool! Haven't done Zowie yet, just got some nice photos hiking up and back from Petite.
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Melvin Mills
Trad climber
Albuquerque NM
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Goatboy, I hope no boulder problems start with Tlaloc laughing at you. Besides, as I remember it, the rock at that spot sucks. Starry-eyed Man is a better pictograph anyway.
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Halett Peak.
Richard Large on the scruffy lower part of The Englishman's Route.
Spearhead from Longs.
For beer, it's Kum & Go!
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 6, 2006 - 10:54am PT
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Notchtop and the extended ridge including Little Matterhorn:
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Unusual angles on familiar faces -- Tarbuster's Notchtop panorama, and Blitzo's looking down on Spearhead.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 6, 2006 - 12:20pm PT
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Chiloe,
I was heading down into Odessa Gorge, overlooking Odessa Lake when I took that picture of Notchtop and Little Matterhorn.
The Little Matterhorn is said to be most distinctive from Odessa Lake or perhaps Fern Lake, looking upward.
I didn't venture downward for that view, here's a shot from a Geocities Page:
There is a vague 5.7 route listed in some of the guidebooks.
Here's the Geocities link, describing the hike only:
http://www.geocities.com/rmbearlake/odessa.html
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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A significant RMNP face, not so well known:
Looking towards the summit from pitch 5 or 6:
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goatboy smellz
climber
shakedown street
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Tarb... Yep view through the keyhole one November day.
M.M. mmm... that was kinda a trick question.
Tlaloc and I would laugh our ass off everyday in that desert.
And your right his boulder is dead weight.
Kiva Cave
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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That not so well known but significant face hahs my attention, LOL!
At least three things look promising, surely they have been done though?
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 6, 2006 - 11:36pm PT
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Man 'O M-Man,
We are havin' a grand time in the Rubble eh Dirt Daddeo Rodeo?
Got some good poster childen' on the force now.
With Richard Large, Blitzo, Chiloe, Goaty B' and Bobby D' doin' some of the heavy liftin' this thread is cookin'...
Those would be the Ptarmigan Towers on the West side of RMNP.
Lookit' the Colors in the Rockula!
Chiloe is an afficionado.
Nice petro's Goaty B!
And Yes Anders, Canadian Rockies is fair game, I had some prime posin' postin' in Rockies thread 1 or 2,
Selkirks, Adamants Babee...
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Meeker and Longs from Lily Lake.
Top of Longs.
What are these spires?
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Richard Large
climber
where you least expect
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Hmmm, looks like Emerald Lake and the spires on the south side of Notchtop.
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