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Ascent via the the North Face (Class 5.4) route, descent via the Keyhole Route, in technical winter snow conditions
Located in the ?? range ... previous climbs (and/or reports), interesting facts. Summarize the trip (backpack vs. day hike, training vs. social hike vs. serious mountaineering)
Give highlights?
This peak . . . interesting facts about the trip down and/or backpack in, camping, etc.
Details of the climb (if starting from backpacking)
Time on top, 14'er #, weather, interesting features, interesting people.
To get the full immersive experience, I've prepared a 360 degree panorama:
[Panoramic photo]
W N E S
Click on the panorama to see the full size [size Kb].
Or you can view it interactively using this panorama viewer [size Mb -- warning, this will take a while to load on a modem connection].
If you have trouble viewing this file, you can also download this executable, save it to your desktop, then double-click on it to view the panorama. The executable file contains a viewer that should work regardless of your web browser.
From left to right, the main features are:
1. blah blah valley
[ Group Photo]
[ Crazy shot ]
[ Views of other peaks ]
I took a couple video clips which may be viewed using Windows Media Player. If using a modem, the broadband version will take very long, so a reduced-quality dial-up version is available:
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These files are in Windows Media Player format, so they should load automatically if you're on a Windows computer. There is no sound (in case you were expecting some).
It was about 56 degF and sunny at the parking lot when I departed at 3:15 PM. I reached the Boulder Field 3h47 min later, at about 7 PM. It was about 31 (or 38 degF). During the night, it was mostly clear and calm most of the time, although there were some periodic strong, but short gusts of winds at several times during the night. It was about 29 degF when we started our ascent. It was 28 degF and mostly sunny at the summit. 38 degF at the Boulder Field at 2:30 PM, and 56 degF at the parking lot.
It was quite breezy around Granite Pass, also there were some strong winds around 11 AM just before we summitted (although these winds seemed to be rather localized). Sometimes, the gusts organized briefly into 'snow whirls' (kind of like dust devils).
Option sections - history of peak, wildlife, route info and alternates, map, gear, food
Might try to include feelings, sounds, smells - other thoughts about life and mountains, goals, etc.
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