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11/11/07 Approach from the chimney to the base of the dormant glacier.
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11/11/07 Pitch 3 from above. Slog through the snow and low-angle ice. Snow pickets worthless.
Nuclear wind on the summit ridge. Thankfully the face is fairly sheltered (be mindful of cornices later season)
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Ramo D
Nov 12, 2007
“11/11/07 Approach from the chimney to the base of the dormant glacier.”  

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Notchtop N Face, November, 2007.
Went out there Nov. 3rd, 2013. Way too much snow on route.
The North East Face of Notchtop in very thick conditions on 11-4-07.
Will F. (left) and Jack R. (right) coming up after the "crux" ice pitch.
The North Face of Notchtop on 11/11/07. Look closely and you'll see four climbers on the lower pitches of the route.
3rd pitch, check for neurons, WI3.
Josh B. leading the "crux" ice pitch. Excellent conditions before a big snowstorm, 10/26/19.
Hope that snowpack holds Dave! Dave finishing the north face route. The gully in front of him is the west gully descent route.
Goin' for the top, to the rock island is 190 feet, then left 100 feet, 11/9/4.
Thin but easy ice on the first pitch of the north face route.
P1, in nice conditions, 11/9/4.
11/11/07 pitch 4.
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