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Skyline Arete. Gallatin Canyon, MT.


Member Since: May 6, 2010
Last Visit: Jan 27, 2013
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Point Rank: # 2,605
Total Points: 154
Last Year: 6
Last 30 Days: 0
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Routes are worth 10
Photos are worth 5
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Kurt Prond

 
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Contributed Routes

Name Rating Type Location  Useful To  Date

4th of July Couloir

Easy 5th Steep Snow PG13 (1)

Trad, Snow, Alpine, Grade III

MT : Beehive Peak

Aug 2, 2011

Standard Direct finish

5.10a R (3)

Trad, 2 pitches, 150 feet, Grade III

MT : Madison River Area : Neat Rock

May 7, 2011

Bal' tucheva

5.11a (1)

Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet

MT : Gallatin Canyon : ... : Scorched Earth

Mar 29, 2011

Unknown

5.11d R (3)

Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet

MT : Gallatin Canyon : ... : Scorched Earth

Mar 29, 2011

Naked Butt Dancing

5.10c (2)

Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet

MT : Gallatin Canyon : ... : Scorched Earth

Mar 29, 2011

Contributed Areas

Name Location  Useful To  Date

Beehive Peak

MT

Aug 2, 2011

Contributed Photos

Photo Caption Location  Great Image  Date
Nearing the top of Sorrow

Nearing the top of Sorrow

UT : Moab Area : ... : Sorrow (5.11)

1 person

Dec 18, 2012

Top of pitch 5

Top of pitch 5

MT : Gallatin Canyon : ... : Skyline Arete (5.6)

Feb 23, 2012

Skyline Arete. Gallatin Canyon, MT.

Skyline Arete. Gallatin Canyon, MT.

Kurt Prond : photos

Feb 23, 2012

linking the 2nd pitch

linking the 2nd pitch

WY : Devil's Tower : ... : Tulgey Wood (5.10a)

3 people

Aug 14, 2011

stemming at the crux of pitch one.

stemming at the crux of pitch one.

WY : Devil's Tower : ... : Tulgey Wood (5.10a)

Aug 14, 2011

Cheryl Gourley on the first pitch.

Cheryl Gourley on the first pitch.

WY : Devil's Tower : ... : Tulgey Wood (5.10a)

Aug 14, 2011

route

route

MT : Beehive Peak : 4th of July Couloir (Easy 5th Steep Snow PG13)

Aug 2, 2011

The southeast face of Beehive Mountain, as seen from Beehive Basin.

The southeast face of Beehive Mountain, as seen from Beehive Basin.

MT : Beehive Peak

Aug 2, 2011

Matt Tyers ascending the southwest couloir

Matt Tyers ascending the southwest couloir

MT : Beehive Peak : 4th of July Couloir (Easy 5th Steep Snow PG13)

2 people

Aug 2, 2011

Kurt Prond in the couloir

Kurt Prond in the couloir

MT : Beehive Peak : 4th of July Couloir (Easy 5th Steep Snow PG13)

Aug 2, 2011

Kurt Prond atop one of the spires near the summit. Photo courtesy of Matt Tyers.

Kurt Prond atop one of the spires near the summit. Photo courtesy of Matt Tyers.

MT : Beehive Peak : 4th of July Couloir (Easy 5th Steep Snow PG13)

5 people

Aug 2, 2011

Paul Peterson.

Paul Peterson.

AZ : Mount Lemmon (Santa Catalin... : ... : Stealin (5.11a)

1 person

Apr 5, 2011

Kurt Prond at the crux.

Kurt Prond at the crux.

NV : Red Rock : ... : Casino (5.12a)

Apr 5, 2011

Bobby Kinnare pulling the second bulge.

Bobby Kinnare pulling the second bulge.

AZ : Mount Lemmon (Santa Catalin... : ... : Send It (5.12a)

Jan 20, 2011

Contributed Comments

 

Location: CA : Yosemite National Park : Yosemite Valley : Middle Cathedral Rock : East Buttress (5.10c) : Photo
By: Kurt Prond When: May 30, 2012

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Comments: Hahaha. Did the original route yesterday and there was much grunting and groveling...


Location: UT : Moab Area : Indian Creek : Pistol Whipped : Sig Sauer (5.12a)
By: Kurt Prond When: Mar 19, 2012

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Comments: I'm not bitter.


Location: UT : Moab Area : Castle Valley : The Rectory : Fine Jade (5.11a)
By: Kurt Prond When: Feb 23, 2012

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Comments: No, I think BD .4s are typically good finger locks, .5s are rattly fingers. Depends on the size of your fingers. I also thought pitch 1 was just as hard(more sustained) than the finger crack. We did this route an a very windy day in 2010. Made rappelling tough. At one point, we coiled our ropes and tossed them, and they blew straight up!


Location: MT : Paradise Valley : Cowen Cirque : Montana Centennial Route (5.11a)
By: Kurt Prond When: Feb 23, 2012

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Comments: For long hard free climbs, this is one of the best I've done. And it is so close to Bozeman, I'm amazed that more people don't climb it. I thought the hike in was brutal. The route is pretty straightforward if you can decipher the above description. I'd say it is a fair rating of 5.11a. Very high quality rock. Definitely worth the hike. I've heard that people do it car to car in a day. 1600' of climbing and 18 miles of hiking seems very difficult and I wouldn't recommend it. On the descent, you ... more >>


Location: CA : Yosemite National Park : Yosemite Valley : Washington Column : Astroman (5.11c) : Photo
By: Kurt Prond When: Jan 17, 2012

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Comments: Jesus. Why does everybody have to get angry? I was just making an observation. Kudos to the man for free soloing Astroman a lot. He could still make a mistake and die. As for everyone else, chill out for crying out loud, it doesn't matter.


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