The first pitch of the Great White Headwall climbs a short 5.10 offwidth/fist crack, then up these steep 5.9 cracks to the belay

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The first pitch of the Great White Headwall climbs a short 5.10 offwidth/fist crack, then up these steep 5.9 cracks to the belay

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Harz on the tricky traverse above the headwall.

Sunset on the big bivy ledge below the headwall.

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Hans Bauck

Dec 2, 2007

“The first pitch of the Great White Headwall climbs a short 5.10 offwidth/fist crack, then up these steep 5.9 cracks to the belay”

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South Howser from the approach to the Beckey-Chouinard

"Glaciers and Forrest Fire" Starting the raps on a beautiful August evening. Photo credit Evan Ludmer

What could be better than getting Fred's blessing before hiking in to climb South Howser?

Route Overlay Beckey-Chouinard.

A long walk awaited us that night. We were camped at a small tarn above Cobalt Lake. Took about three hours to get there. July 1979

Tim and Grant nearing the top

The dihedral on the lower part of the BC, with the headwall above.

On the great white headwall.

Peter Cole at the top of the B-C/South Howser Tower, July 1979 - photo by Dennis Ellsohn

Great White Headwall. This is not the BC route. It is harder. But looks way cool.

launching off

A rimed up view of the route after a four day storm. July 1979

A group working the head wall cracks just above the bivy ledge. Not sure what they go at?
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August 2, 2017

Erik & Felix super stoked to be on the summit of South Howser Tower.

From the summit looking North West during sunset

Perspectives<br>

Tension traverse (or 5.10 free) at start of Pitch 15.

Looking down at the lower part of the Beckey-Chouinard from the top of pitch 11.

Looking up from the base of the rap route.

Dennis Ellsohn jugging snowy iced up cracks on day 2. July 1979

Bivy site below Great White Headwall.

Can use these pins for the tension traverse at start of Pitch 15.

Starting up Pitch 11.

Harz on the tricky traverse above the headwall.

The first pitch of the Great White Headwall climbs a short 5.10 offwidth/fist crack, then up these steep 5.9 cracks to the belay

Sunset on the big bivy ledge below the headwall.

Samuel somewhere on the slabby, White Headwall

Pitch 10. The right-hand crack is a bit easier.

Pitch 8.

Pitch 5.

The rap route puts you on flat glacier.

On the rap route. With the wind and the lower angle of the first half of the rappel route, we decided to rap the first half with a single 70 rather than double ropes. The basic idea for Rappels 1-3 is to stay on the ridge and don't wander towards North Howser.

The awesome corner of Pitches 6-7.

Pitch 14.

Beckey-Chouinard, South Howser<br>
Photo by Mtn. Proj. contributor Timmy! Tormey

Partial solar eclipse taken through a pair of very sweaty cardboard eclipse glasses from the top of Pitch 9.

Bivy site below Great White Headwall.

Pitch 2.

Pitch 9.

Top out majesty

Pitch 3.

Nate during our Patagonian conditions ascent. The chimneys on P12 were completely iced over so we opted for the cracks out left.

Descent anchors beta

Rap route off S. Howser Tower, from sign hanging in Kain Hut.

At the summit- with Jon Winiasz. We crushed through adversity!!

Glenn T. follows the second pitch of the BC, which climbs this 5.7 corner crack

Pitch 13.

Pitch 12. Squeeze above.

Pitch 12.

Pitch 12.

Pitch 11 up Great White Headwall.

Start of Pitch 6.

Rap route off S. Howser Tower, from sign hanging in Kain Hut.

First rappel at the top of the gully on pitch 15.

Approaching the base of the ridge.

Pitch 6 or 7.

On the summit. A pair of rap bolts is just around the block Jon (in orange) is standing at in the photo.

Me at the rap station after the crux pitch

Pitch 1.