Frigid Air Buttress from the approach trail

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Frigid Air Buttress from the approach trail

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Placing my #4 before pulling the crux on pitch 5. That mini pillow you see hanging off my ass is my jacket with an extra pair of leggings zipped inside. Of course I didn't need it but if I hadn't lugged it along I surely would have brought the wrath of the weather gods down on us... Novembrrr 2007

I think this is just prior to entering the last slabby chimney at the top of p5. You can see the trail into Icebox below my brother in the distance. November 07

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John Peterson

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Placing my #4 before pulling the crux on pitch 5. That mini pillow you see hanging off my ass is my jacket with an extra pair of leggings zipped inside. Of course I didn't need it but if I hadn't lugged it along I surely would have brought the wrath of the weather gods down on us... Novembrrr 2007

Frigid Air Buttress from the approach trail

I think this is just prior to entering the last slabby chimney at the top of p5. You can see the trail into Icebox below my brother in the distance. November 07

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