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Special thanks to SarahT, Dominic and I Man for some great trench work.
Rob and Jeff early in the hike Rob practicing with snowshoes on wood before the deadfall zone After a hideous descent Heading towards camp (furthest trees) Looking down valley Jeff's Kitchen Rob enjoying camp Jeff prepping for go-time Crestone Peak Heading to the South Gully Start of the South Gully Upwards Looking back at Jeff and Rob leaving the gully Start of the avenue Rob styling his 8000m gear Jim working the crux downclimb Rob in the mountains Rob contemplating the crux Avenue post-crux Steep cross slope Avenue Up to the high point Dropping down to the saddle Rob heading up Challenger Looking back at KC Finally.... Challenger!!!! Heading back to the Avenue Up from the saddle Avenue descent Jeff claiming his 2nd KC snowflake!!! Yikes enjoying the views from KC Crestones and more Dropping down the KC gully; pretty steep Anyone want the North Gully? A few tricky spots Reaching the bottom of the high gully Nearing treeline Looking up at the start of the route
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Glad you made it! Those south facing slopes don't look too bad in your pictures, in stark contrast to the east facing one on Columbia Point that turned us around. Afterwards I heard from someone who said they once watched that entire East Face peel off from Obstruction Peak!
Jeff - two free trenches up Spanish Creek is my limit, gonna have to start charging for any more
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