Nelson - Jan 27, 2004 1:54 pm - Hasn't voted
How do you get there from here?EXCITING shot!!
Does the route continue down into the shadow near the bottom of the photo, or go quickly out of sight to the right? How about during the ascent, angling off to the right slightly? Above the small shadow? So many questions. Great photo.
Grant - Jan 27, 2004 2:27 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: How do you get there from here?Hello Nelson, good questions,
The difficult scrambling pretty much ends right in the shaded area. From there one has to climb up and over a ten foot tall section of rock, which is not shown but is easier than this section, down into a flat area called the "ships prow". Where I'm standing is on a slab rock a few feet away from the route which is some what visible from here taken by Aaron.
The ascent route angles up to the right for about another fifty feet to a small two to three foot wide ledge that traverses to the left then up to the summit. The Wetterhorn page has quite a few excellent images from different angles capturing this section. The image makes it look much more dramatic than it really is and IMO that’s hard to capture with a camera compared to actually being there. Thanks Nelson, the images you have posted recently are wonderful.
Andy - Jan 27, 2004 4:28 pm - Voted 10/10
Very cool!Maybe the photo makes it look worse than it is, but I get that knot of fear in my stomach just looking at that photo! Wow!
Grant - Feb 10, 2004 12:00 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Very cool!I'm glad that I'm not the only one out there thats gets the knot of fear........ Andy, thanks for the comment.
tlogan - Mar 10, 2004 10:58 am - Voted 10/10
Re: Very cool!ditto on the knot of fear... but surge of adrenaline too!!
jeffers - May 25, 2005 6:06 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Very cool!Being there is exposed, but not really intimidating....unless you have been tracking a snow squall in from Sneffels and you're pretty sure the descent will be white and slick.
:-)
Aaron Johnson - Jan 27, 2004 5:20 pm - Hasn't voted
Great Shotof a Great Route on a Great Mountain. Nice job!
csmcgranahan - Mar 20, 2006 1:08 am - Voted 10/10
Wow!This gives a great perspective of the Class 3 finish!
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