Jedi Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 Nice!! That is a cold spot to be camping since the sun hits it around 11am in late April. I recall -18 mornings and thinking that would be tough to keep the hands warm. Looks like the route was in great shape. Great photos! What film & camera were you shooting with Jed? Jedi Quote
underworld Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 fq yeah... but aren't those women's gaitors? must be some supersecret-uberalpine trick, eh? Quote
Jed Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 I have a Canon SD800. I'm pretty happy with it, but since the battery is rechargeable, if it gets very cold, it won't work. With the screen off, I get a few hundred shots on one battery. I kept the camera in my jacket so it didn't get too cold. Quote
olyclimber Posted April 2, 2007 Posted April 2, 2007 awesome colin and jed. there is no way colin doesn't win the big baller of the year award now. Quote
skykilo Posted April 2, 2007 Posted April 2, 2007 Wow, way to endure the cold. Brrr! I like your last "lesson learned." Quote
Kraken Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 why not just call it what it is...the West Face Couloir??????? Quote
wfinley Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 why not just call it what it is...the West Face Couloir??????? Most AK Range routes are named based on aspect etc.; however Nettle-Quirk stands out because there was controversy over the FA of this route. Read Joe's little piece on it in his guidebook. Quote
ScaredSilly Posted April 16, 2007 Posted April 16, 2007 Actually, there is not much of a controversy. Several parties climbed the coulior in full to where it joins the Harward Route - but they did not or were not able to continue to the summit. Quirk and Nettle were the first to climb the coulior and continue to the summit. At the time a route was not considered finished till you got to the top. Now-a-days it seems anything goes. To me it really should be called the West Face Coulior variation of the Harvard Route. Especially given that the upper part of the route is probably harder than the coulior itself. Either way it does not diminish from the ascent - kudos. Quote
olyclimber Posted April 25, 2007 Posted April 25, 2007 Reported else where so perhaps this is FOR REAL???? just kidding. thanks for posting Colin and Jed, this stuff is world class. we are lucky to have you here. http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/huntingtonwinter07/ Quote
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