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Just a Reminder

Front Range mountaineering is different than a lot of places in Colorado. It’s often dry, cold and really really windy! Maybe I needed a reminder, or maybe I just enjoy the pain; either way I signed up for a day on Longs Peak yesterday with Matt Kamper and Rob Steinmetz. It was fun, in a challenging alpine sort of way. We climbed the north face and descended Keplingers couloir and out to our stashed car at Wild Basin. This is just a picture TR though.

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Stopping for some more clothes as we get our first dose of wind. Such a magical time of day when the sun is rising but the moon is lighting your way

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Matt coming through the sunrise just below the boulder field.

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The best part about climbing in the front range.

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Looks like the north face requires a rappel.

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Soon after this picture was taken Matt and I got hit by what felt like a shockwave. Never in my life have I been leveled with such authority.

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Taken just below the start of booting, my favorite part of this photo is that it is unedited.

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Rob starts up the booter.

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A rap or two? Spicy climbing!

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Nope it’s not snowing. That’s just the wind.

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Lou Dawson once told me something along the lines of the the best photographers are the ones who get their cameras out even when shit hits the fan. I don’t think this makes me a great photog but I suppose I’m trying to work at it. Holy wind!

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A pictures worth a thousand words, but in this case a video would be better. Despite looking warm and bluebird, Matt is actually leaning on the summit block to balance against the wind.

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Matt dropping in on the homestretch.

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Drop the knee or drop the sport. It’s so nice to see a tele skier who makes tele turns when the skiing is tough instead of reverting to alpine. Rob is one of them.

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The traverse over to Keplingers is steep. Here is Matt.

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A bit thin in a couple sections.

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Matt with the line in the background.

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  1. pioletski April 30, 2013

    Nice, Jordan! For those who are interested, my TR is on 14ers.com at http://www.14ers.com/php14ers/tripreport.php?trip=13445. Thanks for sharing your pictures, my writeup would be kinda lame without them.

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