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| SarahThompson | NW Couloir  Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2010 | |
| Climbed the huge couloir on Helen's northwest face. 1700 feet of continuous snow made for a very efficient ascent. From the col at 13,100 ft it was a fun scramble up the rugged east ridge which was surprisingly narrow in places. Great summit, unsurpassed views of Titcomb Basin. | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2010 10:26 pm | ||
| Jolee | Route Climbed: Tower Ridge Date Climbed: August 2003 | |
| First half of the climb was a fun simul climb (climbed with bthere). I thought the upper section was a little more difficult than 5.7 (and I was following) but in all fairness it is way up there. The descent was brutal and scary. It felt like we did 20 rappels, although we probably didn't do that much. The downclimb was sketchy and I still don't know if we descended the right route. | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2005 1:16 am | ||
| b. | Route Climbed: Tower Ridge Date Climbed: August 2003 | |
| What an incredible route! We simul climbed up to the last few pitches. The 5.7 handcrack seemed hard sucking wind at 13k. I wish I had known the best descent before hand, too! | |
| Posted May 13, 2005 10:42 am | ||
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