Central Gully, Huntington Ravine
By: Sam
April 9, 2008
Wes snapped this shot of Hillmans:
…and the obligatory wildcat shot.
We all sideslipped and jump-turned through the icy drop in, then waited by a fixed anchor for wes to get part way down and pull out his camera.
Me dropping in from below:
Mid way down:
Killing speed by the rocks:
Turn by the rocks:
I sideslipped slowly above the crux while chatting with Wes and staring down the ice bulge:
Staring down the apron:
Getting ready to drop:
let ‘er rip!
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2 Comments
ml242
wrote on May 27th, 2010 at 4:13 pmWhat a great looking day right there… Can’t wait to do it next year, what a long time till next spring till it’s doable.
If anyone reads this there are a few photos missing, but thanks for sharing.
Greg
wrote on May 27th, 2010 at 8:15 pmthanks for the heads up Matt… Central is a cake walk (as much as anything in the whites is a cake walk) in fat years like this, and a death trap in lean years… enjoy the adventure!