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Houdini’s Needle "Std" Route & Houdini-Pythias Traverse
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Routes in 1. North Faces (from Fairy Meadow)
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Adamant - North Ridge via Variation of Kaufman Route T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a WI2 Mod. Snow |
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Adamant-Turret-Austerity Traverse T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Mod. Snow |
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Austerity - Std Route T Easy 5th 1+ 3 I 5 M 1c WI2 Steep Snow |
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Cycle Mtn Meadow Rest Day T 3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a |
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Direct Northwest Ridge of Outpost T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 |
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Horn - SE Face and Unicorn T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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Houdini’s Needle "Std" Route & Houdini-Pythias Traverse T 3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a |
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Magog T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Mt Austerity - East Face T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Steep Snow |
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N E Ridge of Pioneer T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c A1 |
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North Face Sentinel T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Steep Snow R |
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North Peak of Colossal via East Couloir T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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NorthEast Ridge Mt. Austerity (Nester Ridge) T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b WI3 A1 |
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NW Ridge Quadrant with Rabbit Ears Arete (s) T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Outpost to Spire Traverse/ Quadrant Spire T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Pioneer via Pioneer Pass & East Ridge T Easy 5th 1+ 3 I 5 M 1c WI2+ |
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Pythias, Damon and Friendship Col T 3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a Easy Snow |
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Sentenel Peak - Shoofly Arete of North Ridge T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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W. Face of Quadrant's So. Peak ("Cross-Hall") T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A1 PG13 |
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| Type: | Trad, Alpine, Grade II |
| FA: | Ben Ferris, Andy Kaufmann & W.L.Putnam Jul 1948 |
| Page Views: | 3,887 total · 44/month |
| Shared By: | Robert Hall on Jan 27, 2017 · Updates |
| Admins: | Robert Hall, Mark Roberts, Mauricio Herrera Cuadra, Kate Lynn, Braden Batsford |
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Description
Viewed from the lower reaches of the basin formed by Quadrant-Houdini-Pythias-Damon-Gog/Magog, Houdini looks like a spectacular, thin spire. Then, "presto/abracadam" it dissapears as you climb up!
From Fairy Meadow, up the trail and to the Quadrant-Houdini col. Thence up easy (Class 3-4?) rock on the north ridge of Houdini to the summit.
The traverse along the ridge can be continued to Mt Pythias and then down it's West Ridge to Friendship Col.
First Ascentionist Andy Kaufman ( together with Pete Schoening) are the only two Americans with a first ascent of an 8000 meter peak, Gasherbrum l (aka Hidden Peak) on July 5, 1958.
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