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The West Ridge of Forbidden Peak

American Alpine Institute
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I just got
back from a climb of Forbidden Peak over the Forth of July weekend.
 Conditions are about as good as they could be right now, with the
coulour still completely filled with snow, and the ridge mostly bare and
dry.  We dropped our campons a couple hundred feet above the top of the
coulour and then continued in our boots from there to the summit.

DSC 8260 Two Skiers in
 Boston Basin.  

We
did not seem to bother the year round inhabitants of our camp.

DSC 8273 Pika

DSC 8276 Marmot

 We did not get a super early start, and were at the
base of the coulour by 8.

DSC 8292 Starting up the
coulour.

DSC 8295 Above the shrund.
 

DSC 8338 Somewhere on the
ridge heading up. 

DSC 8384small Seen somewhere on
the ridge.  WTF was someone trying to accomplish with the blue cord
added to this anchor?  Thanks, I can add this to my collection of crappy
anchor photos.  

DSC 8353 Summit 

DSC 8372small Heading down.

DSC 8368 Another party
below us on the ridge.  

DSC 8388 James down
leading. 

DSC 8415 Another Pika back
at camp.  

Untitled Panorama1 Skiers
with Johannesburg Mountain in the background.  

DSC 8408small

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