Above the Ice Pitch and above the clouds

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Above the Ice Pitch and above the clouds

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Descending Coleman-Deming route in the late afternoon.

Mt. Baker. Henning Boldt on the lower slopes of North Ridge.

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Dave Summers

Jun 24, 2018

“Above the Ice Pitch and above the clouds”

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