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Photo2 - MJ Cross joins Roy Preshaw at the belay at the start of the ramp. Note formations labeled "A"& "B" and the match to the same labeled formations in photo1 taken from Turret. One rope leads to me, already on the "ramp". (from Super-8 movie)
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[Photo 1 ] Low on the Turret Glacier, Turret Mtn is just right of center in the photo. We gained the rock of the North Ridge ABOVE the icefall in the left-center of the picture.
Photo 3 - Looking back at Roy on part of the "ramp" (from Super-8 movie film)
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Robert Hall
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“Photo2 - MJ Cross joins Roy Preshaw at the belay at the start of the ramp. Note formations labeled "A"& "B" and the match to the same labeled formations in photo1 taken from Turret. One rope leads to me, already on the "ramp". (from Super-8 movie)”  

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View of the start of the route from somewhere on Turret or Austerity. It is believed the snow patch at far left of screen is the "Kaufman triangular snow patch".
[Photo 1 ] Low on the Turret Glacier, Turret Mtn is just right of center in the photo. We gained the rock of the North Ridge ABOVE the icefall in the left-center of the picture.
Photo2 - MJ Cross joins Roy Preshaw at the belay at the start of the ramp. Note formations labeled "A"& "B" and the match to the same labeled formations in photo1 taken from Turret. One rope leads to me, already on the "ramp". (from Super-8 movie)
Photo 3 - Looking back at Roy on part of the "ramp" (from Super-8 movie film)
Photo 4 - MJ Cross about to make one of the "interesting" moves. We have reached the ridge crest and are now moving up and right (vs left on the "ramp") probably P9 or 10 in the Description.
Photo 5 Summit area of Adamant Rock and Palmer's cairn to the right, off photo. (from Super-8 movie film)
This is the original "crude" topo of our variation on the N Ridge of Adamant. It is included here only to indicate that the snow-ice portion of the "ramp" might have been only 1 pitch long. (Circled "X" = belay stance)
Topo of our variation on North Ridge of Adamant This topo was re-copied from a page written in 1977 with this topo on one side and the route description on the other. Circled "X" = belay stance
Photo 6 - MJ Cross on Summit of Adamant (from Super-8 movie film)
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