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Burkett Needle East Arete

from The Alpinist - newswire
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Frieh, Burdick, Stikine, Burkett Needle, Mount Burkett, Needle, Stikine Icecap, east arete, West, AK

American climbers John Frieh, Zac West and Davie Burdick claimed the first ascent of the Burkett Needle's east arete, a 8500-foot tower west of Mount Burkett on the Stikine Icecap in southeast Alaska. The expedition was funded by the Copp Dash Inspire Award and the Mazamas Climbing Club. The trio's new route, Repeat Offender (IV 5.9 AI3 M5), is the sixth ascent of the peak. The Burkett Needle was first climbed in 1964 by Layton Kor and Dan Davis on the north buttress. The mountain was not summited for a

published: 7 months ago | downloaded: 7 months ago | 35 views
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Running (and Re-Running) the Grand Canyon of the Stikine

from Climber's Blog
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Stikine, Grand Canyon, deep black gorge, Lesser Films, Rob Lesser, global test-piece, primitive equipment, Re-Running, team of kayakers, kayakers

From Lesser Films: “In 1981, Rob Lesser led a team of kayakers with primitive equipment down the then unknown Grand Canyon of the Stikine, a remote, impossibly violent Class 5+ section of river in a deep black gorge that today remains the global test-piece for the world’s best. For the next 20 years, fewer than 30 [...]

published: about 1 year ago | downloaded: about 1 year ago | 92 views