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Alain Henault, 1974, rolling up a quick smoke on the summit of Snowpatch Spire. He and his wife had been zapped the day before on North Howser and we only stayed a few minutes. <br> <br> I should have smoked a cig too. The first rap anchor was an easily portable flake laid across the top of the crux chimney on Kraus-McCarthy.<br> <br> The rack in back was completely nuts too!
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Alain Henault rappelling Kraus-Weissener, August, 1974.<br> <br> Bit snowy, eh? We had to wait out a week of bad weather and were getting kind of desperate for success.
Southwest Ridge, Snowpatch Spire<br> contour interval: 100 feet<br> <br> Red - Bugaboo-Snowpatch Col Approach<br> Purple - Southwest Ridge Direct<br> Yellow - Kraus-McCarthy <br> Green - Snowpatch Rappels
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Ken Trout
Feb 22, 2010
“Alain Henault, 1974, rolling up a quick smoke on the summit of Snowpatch Spire. He and his wife had been zapped the day before on North Howser and we only stayed a few minutes.

I should have smoked a cig too. The first rap anchor was an easily portable flake laid across the top of the crux chimney on Kraus-McCarthy.

The rack in back was completely nuts too!”  

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Alain Henault, 1974, rolling up a quick smoke on the summit of Snowpatch Spire. He and his wife had been zapped the day before on North Howser and we only stayed a few minutes. <br> <br> I should have smoked a cig too. The first rap anchor was an easily portable flake laid across the top of the crux chimney on Kraus-McCarthy.<br> <br> The rack in back was completely nuts too!
Southwest Ridge, Snowpatch Spire<br> contour interval: 100 feet<br> <br> Red - Bugaboo-Snowpatch Col Approach<br> Purple - Southwest Ridge Direct<br> Yellow - Kraus-McCarthy <br> Green - Snowpatch Rappels
Southwest Ridge of Snowpatch<br> Photo by MP contributor Kevin Craig<br> <br> Pink - Southwest Ridge Direct Finish<br> Purple - Surfs Up<br> Yellow - Kain-McCarthy <br> Blue - Bugaboo-Snowpatch Col route<br> Green - Pigeon-Snowpatch Rappels<br> <br>
Soutwest Ridge Direct<br> Photo by MP Contributor Dr. Evil<br> <br> Blue - belays<br> Red - SW Ridge Direct
Alain Henault rappelling Kraus-Weissener, August, 1974.<br> <br> Bit snowy, eh? We had to wait out a week of bad weather and were getting kind of desperate for success.
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