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@jimw wrote:

Nice pics on your links. I gotta say, I love this self-belay downclimbing technique:

Looks a little steep. 😯

So where is this Giant’s Steps couloir in relation to the west chute that you climbed up?

That’s Dave Braun demonstrating his technique. When I told him I posted pictures online, he asked me not to disclose…[Read more]

There are some albums here: http://billhenry.smugmug.com/Skiing%20and%20Hiking/140189

The answer to the first question – west chute – is yes, you can. The photos of that climb and descent are here: http://billhenry.smugmug.com/gallery/1048842

Getting up North Fork of Bairs creek is anything but easy. My attempt was foiled by low snow and poor…[Read more]

Wow, Nice.

When I spoke with Brian I thought he said you were going to do Laurel’s Mendenhall Couloir. I guess I misunderstood him.

That line looks sweet. Nice job.

@Bodhi wrote:

Base Camp

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Very nice dude. SFB and I came to the same conclusion. While the “named” descents are awesome destinations, the surrounding areas can offer some incredible riding as well and should not be overlooked.

It’s all about the tour.

Just curious, why did you opt to pitch your tent on rocks instead of smoothing…[Read more]

This photo shows the size of the area we skied/boarded.

@dibiase wrote:

Awesome pictures!

question: how were you planning on being able to cross the bergschrund uphill? and if you did, what would you do on the way down? just curious, as I have never done any glacier riding.

The ascent plan was to boot up the right side. That is typically the side that has the most connected snow bridge. When that…[Read more]

Joe? aka Gimpy, aka BRubble? Is that you? How have you been?

Smokinfatbob and I headed up to the North Palisade Glacier. Things look different with 20′ of snow covering all the boulders.

He mentioned that you were posting here.