Sunday, October 28, 2012

Whitehorse Ledge

Despite weeks of rain, the students in the Outdoor Skills have been out climbing and pushing their limits.   After a few climbs on the South Buttress of Whitehorse, we turned our attention to Mt. Longstack, a local crag here in Wolfeboro, which has some of the finest views in the Lakes Region.  We have avoided climbing here for much of the past decade, but the recent efforts of the CMC have made Longstack a viable option in the area.  We also wandered up to Found Ledge, and enjoyed some slab climbing before turning our attention to the Lumberjack Wall.


Learning the Ropes













Exposure on the South Buttress



Greg Luber climbing Inferno 5.8 -Whitehorse Ledge









Bugaboo Provincial Park, British Columbia




Why?  The wire is to keep the rodents, with a taste for rubber, away from the rubber.

Brewster Academy Outdoor Skills up high on Bugaboo Spire - Northeast Ridge, 5.8, grade IV

The 4th class terrain near the top of Bugaboo Spire

Looking down on Snowpatch Spire, Bugaboo Provincial Park, British Columbia

Kain Hut
Snowpatch Spire from the Kain Hut




Beautiful cracks up high on Bugaboo Spire



Go Pro Style!

Up the Northeast Ridge of Bugaboo Spire down the Kain Route

Walking toward Pigeon Spire and the classic West Ridge Route - check back later for a film of the climb

The majestic Howser Towers and the classic Beckey Chouinard Route in profile

Howser Towers from Pigeon Spire

On rappel!

Pigeon Spire

Getting Cold on Snowpatch Spire

Life on the wall - Snowpatch Spire

Wyoming -

Wild Iris (main wall)

The Tetons in June 2012

Open spaces!







Sinks Canyon

The joy of dry rock @ 9000 feet!



Monday, May 14, 2012