2. 2010

Climbing the Butte

"Climbing the Butte" is a standard phrase around the Valley, but very rarely can it be taken literally. We spent an evening taking advantage of the long summer days and roped up for some surprisingly decent climbing on the area's most popular "hiking" destination.
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Shasta leans out to get a better view, eying the rock ahead for better handholds in the middle of the crux.
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Shasta leans out to get a better view, eying the rock ahead for better handholds in the middle of the crux.

2010AlaskaMatanuska Susitna ValleyButteRock ClimbingShasta Gray

  • Shasta lowers in to the base of the climbing.
  • Kelsey drops past the clouds on the rappel to the base of the climbing.
  • Shasta moves into an overhanging jughaul that marks the beginning of this route's crux.
  • Pioneer Peak looms over the Matanuska-Susitna Valley in the twilight of an Alaskan summer midnight as Shasta pulls into the crux on this 5.10.
  • Shasta leans out to get a better view, eying the rock ahead for better handholds in the middle of the crux.
  • Clouds roll in overhead as Shasta moves through the crux.
  • Tracy tries skirting the steep terrain in favor of a slightly more sustained variation on lower angle rock.
  • Moves get steep for Tracy as she approaches the crux.
  • Moves get steep for Tracy as she approaches the crux.
  • The Matanuska River drifts by in the distance as Kelsey cranks the crux direct.
  • The Matanuska River drifts by in the distance as Kelsey cranks the crux direct.
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