Always liked Cotopaxi (Ecuador), probably due to its symmetry and its almost sugar-cone snow cap. Went there in 1989 and climbed it, along with a few other Ecuadorian volcanos.
by phydeux » Fri Feb 08, 2013 1:53 am
by Gangolf Haub » Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:24 pm
by aran » Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:03 pm
by Fletch » Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:59 pm
aran wrote:Is that last one Trango Tower?
by phydeux » Sat Feb 09, 2013 1:48 am
by RobSC » Sat Feb 09, 2013 2:53 am
Clark_Griswold wrote:Does it have to have snow on it, or be high and technical to be beautiful?
What about the Pusch Ridge and Pusch Peak north of Tucson? I consider that a very beautiful mountain.
by Vitaliy M. » Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:21 am
by Wastral » Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:42 am
by Matt Lemke » Sat Feb 09, 2013 4:11 pm
Wastral wrote:As far as I am concerned, ALL volcanoes can get nixed off any list of peaks that are the "most" beautiful. Kilimanjaro/Fuji included. Giant blobs without any scenery around them for the vast majority of them. The cascade volcanoes for the most part fit this to a T. Giant mole hills looming over smaller mole hills. Shasta, sisters, hood, ranier. Giant blobs that have a route or two partially worth climbing and the rest are plod plod plod. Ok, Ranier has several worth climbing, but the others? Good training climbs is about their limit.
by Vitaliy M. » Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:59 am
ALL volcanoes can get nixed off any list of peaks that are the "most" beautiful. Kilimanjaro/Fuji included. Giant blobs without any scenery around them for the vast majority of them. The cascade volcanoes for the most part fit this to a T. Giant mole hills looming over smaller mole hills. Shasta, sisters, hood, ranier.
by Wastral » Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:52 am
Vitaliy M. wrote:ALL volcanoes can get nixed off any list of peaks that are the "most" beautiful. Kilimanjaro/Fuji included. Giant blobs without any scenery around them for the vast majority of them. The cascade volcanoes for the most part fit this to a T. Giant mole hills looming over smaller mole hills. Shasta, sisters, hood, ranier.
Hmmmmm
Looks striking to me!
by MoapaPk » Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:57 pm
by Vitaliy M. » Mon Feb 11, 2013 6:16 am
Yup, looking up two of the four good climbs on Rainier(liberty,Ptarmigan ridge). The third on Rainier IMO is Sunset amphitheater/Puyallup cleaver and pick your quality route. Though even Liberty ridge is pretty much nothing but a very long stretch of 40-50 degree snow/ice making it the 4th best route on the mountain IMO behind Sunset ridge, Sunset amphitheater, and ptarmigan. The best part of the "climb" is the approach crossing the Carbon.
by Wastral » Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:22 am
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