christophbenells Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Saw this ridge while flying into the Kahiltna base camp last year. I was under the impression it is the southeast spur on Mt. Hunter. Can anyone confirm or deny? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 That is Mount Providence, not Mount Hunter. The southeast spur of Hunter is not visible in your photo, it is far to the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christophbenells Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 Thanks Mark. How about ascents? The book says one ascent of mt. providence by its south face, there's surely more by now right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCC Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Jim Hall, Nick Lewis, and Paul Ramsden made the first recorded ascent on May 19, 1997, via the south face (see pages 220 and 221 of the 1998 AAJ). Sam Johnson and Jay Piggott climbed "Divine Providence" on the south face to the west of the Hall-Lewis-Ramsden route in late May 2004 (see pages 193 and 194 of the 2005 AAJ). In 2005 Kelly Franz and Ken Glover reportedly attempted the east ridge of Mount Providence. I don't know whether they were successful, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 WCC's info is the same as what I have. I seem to recall that the 2005 team did not succeed in climbing the east ridge, but I'd have to dig further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
num1mc Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Good to hear Jim Hall's name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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