South Face of Siula Grande

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South Face of Siula Grande

South Face of Siula Grande

Telephoto view of Siula Grande (of Touching the Void fame) from 5000 meters at Punta Cuyoc on the Cordillera Huayhuash circuit in Peru. Photo by Howie Silleck, July 3, 2006.
hhsilleck
on Aug 7, 2006 6:07 pm
Image Type(s): Alpine Climbing,  Hiking,  Scenery
Image ID: 213601

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alex_vega

alex_vega - Aug 7, 2006 7:38 pm - Voted 10/10

Wow..

..wonderful panorama! I like it. Thank you for posting.

Cheers, Alex

hhsilleck

hhsilleck - Aug 8, 2006 12:36 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Wow..

Thanks Alex - it was a beautiful spot!
Cheers,
Howie

Tomek Lodowy

Tomek Lodowy - Aug 7, 2006 10:12 pm - Voted 10/10

LEGEND !

what a...

James C

James C - Aug 8, 2006 1:09 am - Voted 10/10

oh man

ohhh drool...amazing

hhsilleck

hhsilleck - Aug 9, 2006 9:37 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: oh man

Thanks James - it is an amazing peak!
Howie

hhsilleck

hhsilleck - Aug 9, 2006 9:49 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: !!

Thanks you very much!
Howie

igneouscarl

igneouscarl - Aug 8, 2006 8:48 am - Voted 10/10

Great

Great to see this photo. You've made my day.

hhsilleck

hhsilleck - Aug 9, 2006 9:34 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Great

Thanks Carl - nice of you to say so!
Cheers,
Howie

Joerg Marretsch

Joerg Marretsch - Aug 8, 2006 7:15 pm - Voted 10/10

!! Perfect !!

Photo of the week!!

hhsilleck

hhsilleck - Aug 9, 2006 9:35 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: !! Perfect !!

Thanks for your kind words!
Howie

James C

James C - Aug 8, 2006 7:51 pm - Voted 10/10

does anyone know

if the suila grande has been climbed by any route since Joe Simpson ans Simon Yates climbed her?

Mathias Zehring

Mathias Zehring - Aug 8, 2006 8:33 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: does anyone know

yes - just look at wikipedia

DudeThatMustHurt

DudeThatMustHurt - Aug 10, 2006 12:39 am - Voted 10/10

NICE!!!

Legendary Mountain!!
Great Photo

hhsilleck

hhsilleck - Aug 10, 2006 11:39 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: NICE!!!

Thanks Dude!
Howie

Brett B

Brett B - Aug 12, 2006 4:18 am - Voted 10/10

Incredible

The South Face looks much more difficult than the West Face that Joe and Simon climbed. Stunning shot! I am envious of you.

hhsilleck

hhsilleck - Aug 12, 2006 8:20 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Incredible

Thanks - I thought it looked scarier too!
Cheers,
Howie

lilmantis

lilmantis - Aug 12, 2006 5:23 pm - Voted 10/10

That is AWESOME!

Makes me want to watch the movie again. Great shot!

hhsilleck

hhsilleck - Aug 12, 2006 8:21 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: That is AWESOME!

Thanks - it's a fierce looking face, no doubt!
Cheers,
Howie

climbxclimb

climbxclimb - Aug 15, 2006 4:45 am - Voted 9/10

Beautiful!

That is a big face!!! Great Picture!

mountainzen107

mountainzen107 - Aug 17, 2006 5:09 pm - Voted 10/10

Gorgeously Deadly

Im glad you got such a good shot of this mountain, I've been waiting for a shot like this to drool upon. Great Job!

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