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Greg, starting into the business on the first pitch of the grade 4 ice climb located in Sunwapta Left Drainage (Jasper National Park, Alberta Canada). It's actually as steep as it looks. (climber: G. Cutforth, photo: A. Jones)
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[ Post a Comment ]| woodsxc | Sweet! | | 
Voted 10/10 | Great shot! | | Posted Mar 9, 2009 12:52 am |
 | | AJones | Re: Sweet! | | 
Hasn't voted | Thanks!! | | Posted Mar 9, 2009 11:13 am |
| pvalchev | looks like | | 
Hasn't voted | more of a Frank Campbell grade 4 ;) | | Posted Mar 9, 2009 7:38 pm |
| | AJones | Re: looks like | |
Hasn't voted | Yea, and the guidebook calls it grade 3 (and has a picture of it). The locals all know of this pitch - it's solid grade 4 and spits off or scares away a few people every year. The ice is typically not good until you get about 2/3 of the way up it. The second pitch however, is usually stellar. | | Posted Mar 9, 2009 9:23 pm |
| | pvalchev | Re: looks like | |
Hasn't voted | Yeah it looks dead vertical, eg. harder than Carlsberg, which is grade 5... :) | | Posted Mar 9, 2009 11:17 pm |
| RSBARNES | Awesome | | 
Voted 10/10 | Love the vertical Ice. Thanks for sharing the shot. | | Posted Apr 17, 2009 11:31 am |
| | AJones | Re: Awesome | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks! I like this picture too. It's sometimes nice to climb with three people as then I can scurry around and find some nice angles for photos - instead of the bum shot all the time. | | Posted Apr 17, 2009 5:01 pm |
| | RSBARNES | Re: Awesome | |
Voted 10/10 | I hear that... I have way too many of thee old bum in the harness from straight below.. Cheers. | | Posted Apr 18, 2009 11:49 pm |
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