North Face Ski
This gallery contains pictures from two outings on La Plata
Date: 4/11/20
Partner: Aaron Wiener
Aaron and I booted and skied Sayres' X-Rated Couloir then climbed La Plata's south ridge and skied the North Face.
16.7 MIles : 7950ft
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Date: 5/14/17
Partner: Matt Inoue
Matt and I climbed La Plata's North West Ridge and skied the North Face.
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Sayres + La Plata =16.7m : 7950ft and a hell of a good time!
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A view of Sayres Benchmark on the skin in
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An epic shot of Aaron booting La Plata's south ridge after skiing Sayres' X-Rated.
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Matt on the NW Ridge
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A view of the summit. Picture doesn't do it justice
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Alex reaches the summit
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Looking west from the summit. Cathedral Peak (which we skied the day before) is center top
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Alex ready to ski
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Alex entering the north face
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Aaron on La Plata's firm North Face
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Aaron ripping the line
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Last pitch... Aaron makes it count
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Alex and the Ellingwood Ridge
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Deep V, Pink Scarf, Clubb'in Glasses, Pink Skis #dongpatrol
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Lackawanna and Casco
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Looking back to Sayres and X-Rated
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Don't mess up this tricky move. Consequence is a 20ft fall into the creek below. Aaron... you don't have to be a hero here... you can take off your skis is you want to :-)
