Ice Classic

I was looking through some old slides and found this classic ice shot. I only took one photo on this trip to Bridalveil Falls near Stanley Lake and lost it for 38 years because it was sandwiched between my slides from another trip. I sent this to Frank and he replied: Holy crap!! Look at that modern gear: a brand new Zero ax, an Alpine Hammer, and a carabiner with a "blind gate" (Chouinard Oval?) And the rest of it is nothing short of a frickin' history lesson: wool balaclava Dachstein mittens Karrimor cotton (!!!) anorak and a shoulder harness made of seat belt webbing (attached to a similar made seat harness.) But maybe the best part of the photo is my expression. "WTF do I do now?" Frank Florence on a frozen Bridalveil Falls, Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho Dec 1975 (photo by Bob Boyles)