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Page Type: Album Image Type(s): Informational, Scenery, Panorama | Page By: Lodewijk Created/Edited: Sep 28, 2007 / Jan 18, 2011 Object ID: 341643 Hits: 4082 Page Score: 89.38% - 30 Votes Vote: Log in to vote | ||
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| Bruno | Cerro Rico | |
Voted 10/10 | Would be nice to add Cerro Rico, which is in my opinion the most famous 4'000er in the world! Not for its mountaineering interest, but for historical reasons! http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_Rico http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_Rico >http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/153753/cerro-rico.html | |
| Posted Mar 24, 2010 6:44 am | ||
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| Lodewijk | Re: Cerro Rico | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks for those interesting links Bruno, you convinced me :-) I added the mountain to the list! cheers! Lodewijk | |
| Posted Mar 28, 2010 11:38 am | ||
| Legpowered | A few suggestions | |
Voted 10/10 | From Colorado I would consider adding the Maroon Bells and Mount of the Holy Cross. And maybe Pikes Peak also. They are all very famous | |
| Posted Jan 10, 2011 7:02 pm | ||
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| Lodewijk | Re: A few suggestions | |
Hasn't voted | I added pikes peak. Isn't Maroon Bells an area? Do you mean North Maroon peak? Lodewijk | |
| Posted Jan 13, 2011 2:33 pm | ||
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| Legpowered | Re: A few suggestions | |
Voted 10/10 | The Maroon Bells are two peaks: Maroon Peak (which is recognized as an "official" mountain by local standards) and North Maroon Peak (which is considered only a sub peak). I mention them both because the two of them are almost always photographed together and that image is one of the most famous in all of Colorado (see my profile image). The Maroon Bells are far more famous than Vestal Peak, even though Vestal has that awesome north face. Holy Cross, because of the iconic crucifix formed by the central couloir and its quality mountaineering, is also far more famous than Vestal. Plus both the Maroon Bells and Holy Cross are over the crucial 14,000 feet and Vestal is not. I know this page is about 4000 m peaks, but being over 14,000' gives them considerably more stature here in America. I guess I should also note that Maroon Peak is somewhat erroneously called South Maroon Peak on this website. | |
| Posted Jan 14, 2011 11:45 am | ||
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| Lodewijk | Re: A few suggestions | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks for the explanation Legpowered, you sure convinced me to attach the peak :-) Cheers! Lodewijk | |
| Posted Jan 18, 2011 4:32 pm | ||
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