Mount Huntington Phantom Wall

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Mount huntington phantom wall.

The west face couloir is prominent snow ice ramp sloping up the center. Wall mount hinge kit 3 hinges add to quote. Or perhaps it was because of the approach required to reach its start 2000 feet below base camp the closest available landing strip. Clint gaining the upper park on the harvard route.

The french ridge arises from the foreground. The harvard route follows up the arête just to the right joining the west face couloir route at the top of the ramp. Or perhaps it was because of the approach required to reach its start 2000 feet below base camp the closest available landing strip. Back to villa wall.

Call it what you want. Pitch three of the phantom wall. The route was only worthy to be climbed in its entirety. Helander said he first noticed huntington s south ridge in 2013 when he climbed the phantom wall on the mountain and then later took a flight seeing tour of the alaska range with his family.

As seen from the harvard route the phantom wall is quite impressive well deserving of its name. We landed on the west fork of the tokositna beneath the northeast ridge of mt. Traversing above the bergschrund with the isis face and denali in the morning alpenglow. I just climbed the southwest face of mount huntington in the alaska range with clint helander.

Need a custom size material or design for your villa wall modular panel give us a call to discuss your requirements. After a day of ice climbing we were jawing off about other great days we d had. This is one of the most prominent lines in the entire range comparable in length and difficulty with the moonflower buttress. The elusive phantom wall as we christened it floated in and out of the mists beckoning us to return.

The first time paul and i saw a picture of huntington s southwest face we d just stopped in for a beer at lake tahoe s sugar bowl lounge with dave nettle and kevin haddok. The upper half of the phantom wall is just visible to the right of the harvard route. The phantom wall due to its hidden nature in the confines of a lower fork of the tokositna had been overlooked completely not easily visible from any vantage point. The death valley is far below.

The third ascent of the phantom wall a new variation or a new bail whatever it was incredible. Customize your way. Below us the tremendous south face the phantom wall yawned for thousands of feet into the dark and chaotic depths of the lower tokositna glacier. New age oak l102.

The west wall of mount huntington from the tokositna glacier. Then the next rappel took us to a japanese fixed line bleached white and stiff over the years backed up by a marginal 0 5 tri cam. Take your space to the next level.