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Photo: Olaf Mitchell.<br> Yellow Wall early '80s.<br> A long, leader fall right at dark resulted in this climber spending a pathetic night 100' above his partner with only half the food and bivy gear. It was amazing to witness them raising and lowering stuff from their haul bag with head lamps. Their comment was: "We had considered this as a possibility, and dismissed it as impossible!"<br>
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A marmot scopes out the Diamond.
Every single route on the east face of Long's Peak. A full caption is in comments.
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Olaf Mitchell
Apr 1, 2007
“Photo: Olaf Mitchell.
Yellow Wall early '80s.
A long, leader fall right at dark resulted in this climber spending a pathetic night 100' above his partner with only half the food and bivy gear. It was amazing to witness them raising and lowering stuff from their haul bag with head lamps. Their comment was: "We had considered this as a possibility, and dismissed it as impossible!"
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The Diamond before a (later) rainy day.
The late Chip Salaun in the early '80s doing botany research on the steep wall on the left side of The Diamond.<br> <br> Photo by: Olaf Mitchell.
A marmot scopes out the Diamond.
Photo: Olaf Mitchell.<br> Yellow Wall early '80s.<br> A long, leader fall right at dark resulted in this climber spending a pathetic night 100' above his partner with only half the food and bivy gear. It was amazing to witness them raising and lowering stuff from their haul bag with head lamps. Their comment was: "We had considered this as a possibility, and dismissed it as impossible!"<br>
Every single route on the east face of Long's Peak. A full caption is in comments.
The guardian of The Diamond!!
Morning view, morning dew.
The Diamond with its Chasm Lake reflection.
As seen from the top of P3 on Directissima.
The Diamond at sunset on 6/20/15.
Original oil painting of Chasm Lake and The East Face of Long's. My prize possession!
The Diamond, illuminated by 4am alpenglow, seen from the bivy at Chasm View. July, 1996.
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