The traverse on August 22, 2004 (from Ellingwood)

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The traverse on August 22, 2004 (from Ellingwood)

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Dropping down off the summit of Little Bear, this is trickier than it appears.

More knife-edge!

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George Bell

Oct 29, 2004

“The traverse on August 22, 2004 (from Ellingwood)”

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Photo by Jason Halladay.

Looking at Little Bear, about 1/4 of the way along <br>
the ridge.

Robbie ignoring the exposure while working around one of the many towers on the ridge.

Really, really spectacular.
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Photo credit: Hammar!

Climbing one of the many small towers along the <br>
ridge.

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Dropping off the summit of Little Bear, looking at <br>
the ridge leading to Blanca...a long way off.

On the ridge climbing the catwalk up to "tower 2".

Dropping down off the summit of Little Bear, this is trickier than it appears.

The traverse on August 22, 2004 (from Ellingwood)

More knife-edge!

Monkey-boy swinging around another piece of exposed ridge, Lake Como far beneath in the basin

Robbie shooting a GU to stay sharp on the knife ridge. LB in the distance

...about 3/4 of the way along the ridge. Little Bear <br>
in the distance.

The full Little Bear/Blanca traverse as seen from Ellingwood Point. September 2007

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