Some highlights:
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Limbo - trees knocked down by last week's snow storm
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School's Out
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First crux
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Getting a view of the false summit
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Looking over the edge of the East End
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| Looking over the edge of the East Side |
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| Wolfe |
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| Continuing on |
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| Tricky climbing |
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| Rest stop at one of the false summits |
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| Snow patches |
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| The chains |
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| The chains got everyone pretty excited |
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| Past the chains it didn't get a whole lot easier for a while |
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| Nearing the summit |
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| This is the top anchor for Diretissima, a rock climb that ascends the center of the vertical face to Yam's summit. |
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| The former large cairn is gone. Just a couple of baby cairns now. |
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| The view from the top |
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| Coming down the west side |
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| Getting a bit tired... |
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| Just as we ran out of water we reached the spring! |
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| A glorious day, and an accomplishment that all of the kids will be proud of for life. The view of Yam from the Rez. |
Amazing accomplishment, Tom -- the kids are so fortunate to have you & your expertise. Experiences they will never forget -- beyond awesome to see how hard they work together to achieve these goals. Great pics, too!
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed viewing these blog picture posts. The real accomplishments and adventures experienced will affect the direction of these lives. Bravo to teacher and student participants.
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