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Climbing high on the upper slopes of The Pencil Thin Roman Nose route on Baker.

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Excellent Shot!

Voted 10/10

I've never heard of this route. Have you thought about creating a route page?

Posted Jan 9, 2008 12:16 pm


	jordansahls	Re: Excellent Shot!
	Hasn't voted	We didn't really know what we were climbing at the time. It was supposed to be the NR, but the glacier was in poor shape that way so we tried for this route. I haven't really thought to much about making a route page. Doesn't sound like a bad idea. Thanks for the comment and the input. You been getting out much this fall/winter?
		Posted Jan 9, 2008 7:45 pm


	gimpilator	Re: Excellent Shot!
	Voted 10/10	Well, either way it's an awesome exciting photo. I'm just curious what time of the year you took it? I'm embarrassed to admit I haven't done anything in the last several weeks. The last time I got outside was my Kilimanjaro trip in December.
		Posted Jan 10, 2008 9:59 am


	jordansahls	Re: Excellent Shot!
	Hasn't voted	Oh I see, you last trip was JUST Kilimanjaro. Seriously though, that looks like a sweet trip on an incredible mountain. Way to go International! I climbed the Baker route on December 8th in a 25 hour push car to car. It should have taken less time, but the hogs back is hard to find at night. This was my last climb, so I haven't done anything in the last couple weeks as well. This weather is a killer.
		Posted Jan 11, 2008 2:11 pm


	gimpilator	Re: Excellent Shot!
	Voted 10/10	December eh? It must have been bloody cold up there. I remember last April we were up there and one of our guys had icicles forming in his beard. This weather is a real bummer. Northwest winters suck, but if I was more dedicated, I'd get out there anyway.
		Posted Jan 12, 2008 11:14 am


	jordansahls	Re: Excellent Shot!
	Hasn't voted	Yeah, it was cold. I ended up getting frost nip on my toes and fingers. I was wearing my down parka the entire climb and I was still shivering. You have to be dedicated to get out this time of year. The only real options are the muddy hills. All the "real" mountains are to dangerous right now to get out on. Hopefully the weather will shape up for a little while.
		Posted Jan 12, 2008 3:57 pm