33M Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 I have a picture of one on the W. Ridge of Columbia, but don't know how to post pics in these forums. Quote
ryland_moore Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 There is one that Erik and I saw when we didn't look at the topo for W. Ridge of STuart and just climbed the Ridge proper from the base. Above three pitches of Class IV scrambling and we climbed right to it. Then when we crossed through to the other side, we looked down and saw where climbers were coming up the gulley and we realized we were off route. It is about 3x the size of the one telemarker posted above. No pics though. Quote
knelson Posted November 4, 2005 Posted November 4, 2005 There is one just below the summit of Old Snowy towards Ives Peak in the Goat Rocks. Forgot about that one. Here's a shot of it... ... which brings up a question. When is it a cannonhole and when is it an arch - or is it just mincing words. Seems to me a cannonhole is a hole through solid rock. This one seems more arch-ish as there isn't rock in the bottom. Granted, I suppose if I excavated down far enough I could find rock, thus making it a cannonhole, but you know what I'm sayin... That's really more of a rhetorical question - I'm not going to lose any sleep over it or anything. And 'no', I have not Googled for the answer - just makin' conversation. -kurt Quote
tshimko Posted November 5, 2005 Posted November 5, 2005 Whilst out on the Isolation Traverse in the summer of 2004, saw one on what I think is the east ridge of Dorado Needle, as seen from the glacier just below and between Dorado Needle and Tepeh Towers, just southwest of the col between the two, on the Marble Creek side. Wouldn't have seen it, but camped at the base of the glacier, and needed to go back up to get my girlfriend's pack. Saw it as I climbed back up and looked northeast toward the col. Quote
chucK Posted August 27, 2006 Posted August 27, 2006 Verified this Cannonhole on the East Ridge of Dorado Needle. Looks like a pretty good size one. Look on p 308 of the most current Green Beckey. There's a tiny white speck up and left of the "W" in "SW Buttress". That's a cannonhole, not just a dust speck. Here's a more closeup pic Quote
Off_White Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 I spotted one in the East Ridge of Forbidden this summer. Sudden storm inspired us to bail at the end of pitch three, base of that leaning pointy tower. From below enroute to the NE Ledges I saw a tiny, as in grapefruit size, hole through the ridge maybe 30' down from the ridgeline and 70 feet left of our rap point. No pic, though I bet a clever NE Ledge descender could spot it. Quote
John_Scurlock Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 Verified this Cannonhole on the East Ridge of Dorado Needle. Looks like a pretty good size one. Look on p 308 of the most current Green Beckey. There's a tiny white speck up and left of the "W" in "SW Buttress". That's a cannonhole, not just a dust speck. That is the same one pictured here I believe: http://www.pbase.com/nolock/image/55057519 I was thinking it was W of Dorado Needle, between that & Perdition pk, but I could be mistaken. Quote
Blake Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 Anyone know how old the Gunsight one is? It can;t be seen in the CAG photos. Perhaps the same rockfall incident that doomed the Skoog/Brill route? Quote
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