Mt. Humphreys
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Partner: Will Pell, Dave Keatly, Carlton Goold
"Let's ski this one tomorrow" Alex to Willy on the top of Basin Mountain
Later that night Willy plans Humphreys while Dave drinks wine.
Dave is generally a happy guy
Dave and Alex
A view of the Wahoo Chutes on the approach to Humphreys. There are options everywhere you look in this country.
Willy contemplates the bush whacking in our near future
The way up
James Taylor bravely leads us through the bush
Alex
Alex
Ptarmigans entertain us
James and Alex
Willy
Alex and Dave weigh the options. We ended up skiing the chute to our far left
Alex continues the slog
Alex
Alex likes to zig zag. Carlton like to point them straight up hill. Who will reach the top first? Hit next to find out.
In mountaineering the tortoise wins
A view to the top
From the top of the couloir.. Dave watches the others climb
The crew making their way to the top
Building a launching pad
Willy impressed us all with his solid skiing
Alex exits the bottom of the couloir
Perma-Grin... boy that was fun!
The skiing was far too grand to stop and take pictures... here we are close to the bottom
Skiing to the desert
Knarlton leads the team through some more bush
Bouldering opportunities at the take-out
The late great Axel Roerig shows us how it is done. RIP Axel
Waiting for the druids