2. 2004

Climbing

Adventures on the rocks over the course of the year.
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Unusually sunny weather smiles on Lisa Thorson, climbing <i>Snowflake 5.8</i> in Reed Valley.
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Unusually sunny weather smiles on Lisa Thorson, climbing Snowflake 5.8 in Reed Valley.

AlaskaRock ClimbingLisa ThorsonReed ValleyHatcher PassSnowbird Slab2004Matanuska Susitna Valley

  • The rocks at Purinton clear of snow much earlier in the year than anywhere else around, but that doesn't mean it's warm. Here's a few melted snowflakes on my ascender while shooting a pre-season climb.
  • Joe Ramos pulls the moves on a boulder near the road in Archangel Valley.
  • Fred Watson learns how to boulder at the start of the season in Archangel Valley.
  • <i>Snowflake 5.8</i> goes down to John Saari on a beautiful summer day in Reed Valley.
  • John Saari and Winston Featherly-Bean working the Dermatologist's Dream Wall in Reed Valley.
  • John Saari belays Matt Faust up <i>Physical Attraction 5.8</i> in Archangel Valley.
  • Tim Ponomorev pulls down on sloper on the Service Boulder in Anchorage.
  • With the rain moving in again, John Saari throws for a jug on a boulder in Archangel Valley.
  • Will Laxson takes somewhat dubious shelter from the rain inside a crashpad as James Clulow climbs <i>The Slot 5.7</i> in Archangel Valley.
  • Unusually sunny weather smiles on Lisa Thorson, climbing <i>Snowflake 5.8</i> in Reed Valley.
  • Winston Featherly-Bean pulls down on the Dermatologist's Dream wall in Reed Valley.
  • Craig doesn't even feel the bloody knuckles in the cold autumn weather on <i>Grit Your Teeth 5.9+</i> in Archangel Valley.
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