M. Forjan setting up anchor on the first pitch of the climb(North Couloir, right) on September 5th, 2005. At the end of this first pitch the hard water ice begins. More pics here

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rhyang	Nice shot Andrew !
Voted 10/10	Looks like Miguel's new G14's got their maiden voyage. But, who did he borrow the tools from ?? (just kidding Miguel :)
	Posted Sep 9, 2005 12:49 am

	awagher	Re: Nice shot Andrew !
	Hasn't voted	Actually Rob, those are his old G-12's and he was complaining about them the whole time. He said it was the last time for a full day of ice in G-12's...and the tools WERE borrowed (ha ha)...
		Posted Sep 9, 2005 1:28 am

	rhyang	Re: Nice shot Andrew !
	Voted 10/10	Heheh, I thought they looked familiar :) btw What kind of anchor did he set up there ?
		Posted Sep 9, 2005 10:18 am

	awagher	Re: Nice shot Andrew !
	Hasn't voted	At that spot I was at a belay anchor that consisted of 2 ice screws (a long one 22cm I believe and a shorter one) that were equalized by a 3/4 in sewn nylon runner. This neve was hard enough to hold very well.
		Posted Sep 9, 2005 1:52 pm

	rhyang	Re: Nice shot Andrew !
	Voted 10/10	Excellent - what a difference a couple weeks of melt / freeze cycles can make !
		Posted Sep 9, 2005 2:27 pm

	awagher	Re: Nice shot Andrew !
	Hasn't voted	Yeah, I am not sure if the timing could have been any better...it really seemed to be in.
		Posted Sep 10, 2005 3:36 am

Romuald Kosina	Thanks...
Voted 10/10	Hi, thanks for your photo!!1 It is very good presentation of the album's objects! Cheers!!! Romek
	Posted Feb 3, 2007 1:19 pm

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