Monday, October 19, 2026

Scenes like this make mountain climbers salivate

 


7 comments:

  1. A Rowlan (?) photo…he was from around Bishop area, became world famous. Used to drive up to the bookstore every year from S Cal to get that.

    ReplyDelete
  2. "Mountain" climbing is Everest, K2, et al. This is better characterized as "rock" climbing. Looks like at least a 5.12.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It would take quite a while to map out a route. The average grade could be harder than 5.12, and some of the long pitches in the middle could be 5.13 or more.

      Delete
  3. ... and us NON mountain climbers happy to be 2 feet on a level surface

    ReplyDelete
  4. Makes me shit my pants to contemplate climbing that.

    ReplyDelete
  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galen_Rowell

    ReplyDelete