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whitemtn Matt
Trad climber
Intervale, NH
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Aug 24, 2012 - 11:43am PT
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My favorite peak was Bugaboo Spire in British Columbia.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Aug 24, 2012 - 11:49am PT
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Zinalrothorn in Switzerland. As a teenager, with an equally inexperienced partner, pushing upward through verglas and storm. It felt like the climbs we had read about but never experienced.
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steve shea
climber
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Aug 24, 2012 - 12:08pm PT
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LA spire via the LA Chimney and others.
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Alpinista55
Mountain climber
Portland, OR
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Aug 24, 2012 - 03:23pm PT
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Mt. Huntington x 3
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Aug 24, 2012 - 04:07pm PT
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The first one I climbed -- White Chief Peak in Mineral King, in 1966, because it got me hooked on climbing. It's only Class-2, but in Converse All-Stars, crossing a snowfield and proceeding without a trail (or a topographic map), this was something new.
I'd hiked in Yosemite since I was old enough to walk, and had been up Half Dome several times (in the days when you had the cables and summit to yourself), but never went anywhere without a trail before. Within a year, I had a pair of Kronhoffers, a 150' Goldline, some pitons, and a love of climbing that's stayed with me to this day.
John
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Aug 24, 2012 - 04:09pm PT
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Clyde Minaret is a great peak too, I must admit.
But how about Mt. Russell?!?!
I think Russell is my favorite peak in Sierra. Climbed it 3 times by 3 routes, and want to go back for more. Great amount of climbs for all tastes. Clean rock. Beautiful setting. All climbs involve some great exposure and a real adventure.
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Kiwiclimber
Ice climber
Kiruna, Sweden
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Aug 26, 2012 - 07:33am PT
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For a Southern Hemisphere entry - the best peak I've climbed is Mt Aspiring/Tititea in New Zealand. Also the most significant, as I climbed it on my 18th birthday after living in sight of it for 5 years as a young kid.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Aspiring_/_Tititea
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Aug 27, 2012 - 01:22pm PT
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Tough call!
Shiprock
North Pal
Starlight
T.Bolt
Carl Heller
Baboquivari
Alpamayo
Mathes Crest
Cathedral Peak
Incredible Hulk
Temple Crag
Darwin
Now, it's anything I do with my family
Peak 12,400
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Aug 27, 2012 - 02:01pm PT
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Bugabump* for whitemtn Matt and Fritz despite their lukewarm attitude about the only summit I bagged in Canada, showing it don't necessarily hafta be Shasta (but the descent was so much less invigorating, still).
I wanted to call a short off-route variant that I did The Ostrich*. In coming on to the exposed E. Face on it, it is quite a gasp moment, since it was hidden till I got to the edge. I led back into the dihedral. 5.8-ish, a legit n00b encounter with SDS* or Sudden Drop-off Syndrome.
*Entered in the ad hoc contest sponsored by mysterE
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merk-daddy
Trad climber
nevada city, ca
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Aug 28, 2012 - 02:33pm PT
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Took a menial job with even worse pay, but spending a summer in Antarctica was well worth it.
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Aug 28, 2012 - 02:37pm PT
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Well, Cathedral Peak is my favorite, but there are others, notably North Palisade and Mount Sill (my first alpine climb, with Chris Fredericks and John Fischer), Mt Olympus was the next and my first real glacier experience outside of the Palisades Glacier.
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Aug 28, 2012 - 03:34pm PT
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Probably a toss up between Changabang, Mt. Huntington and the Great Trango Tower (yeah, I wish).
Don't know if they qualify as peaks, but the Captain and Half Dome are amazing "summits" to me. While I've enjoyed some some summits like Matthes Crest, Bear Creek Spire, Mt. Haeckel, I don't think any of them have come close to the satisfaction of pulling over the top of either of those two.
Edit: Again, not a summit, but Lost Arrow Spire is probably the coolest top out I've had to date.
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local
Social climber
eldorado springs
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Aug 28, 2012 - 05:49pm PT
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Robson, via the North Face, in 1976. The peak, team, route, conditions, and weather were perfect.
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ddriver
Trad climber
SLC, UT
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Aug 28, 2012 - 06:24pm PT
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Can't do just one, so here are some faves:
Cima della Madonna, the one on the right. Obviously need to go back for the Sass Maor.
Naranjo de Bulnes. This photo doesn't do it justice:
Pigeon Spire, the one in the middle. Even though its much easier than its neighbors, the summit is much smaller and the view seemingly better.
Owen over the Grand because of the view it gives of the Grand's north aspect:
Orizaba, because you can see the Gulf from 80 miles away.
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nutjob
Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
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Aug 28, 2012 - 06:45pm PT
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Picacho del Diablo in Baja is pretty cool, because you can see the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific Ocean on opposite horizons just by turning your head. But it's no where near as photogenic as most of the stuff posted here.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Aug 30, 2012 - 12:44pm PT
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Yes, I forgot about Picacho Del Diablo. It was a milestone for me at 14 or 15 yrs. old and my last Sierra Club peak trip. It was epic with broken bones and rescues (not me).
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Scole
Trad climber
Joshua Tree
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Aug 30, 2012 - 06:50pm PT
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pkhippe
Trad climber
san jose
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White Punks On Dope- The Needles.
Needless to say, clean granite, exposure, isolation, epic descent. Love that place.
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darkmagus
Mountain climber
San Diego, CA
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Vitaliy, good call on Mt. Russell!
I recently climbed Mt. Sill via the Swiss Arête. My personal favorite at the moment...
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Oplopanax
Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
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Quartz Peak in the Niut Range, via the obvious gully and right skyline above.
Second ascent of the peak too. More or less 40 yrs after the first ascent.
Hard to pick one but I still remember the climbing on this one and getting back to camp after a 21 hr day and falling asleep with my face inches from the roaring stove. Yow!
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