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When the terrain steepened again, Chris did another two pitches, that we could protect with rock gear. Higher, I took over the lead, and started sniffing for the summit, without breaking stride.
I front pointed up a final hump, and we were there.
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Quentin Keith on Hunter’s West Ridge, with Mount Foraker behind. |
Looking back across the fairyland on Hunter’s West Ridge. |
Denali seen from Mount Hunter’s West Ridge. |
All smiles on top of Mount Hunter. L-R: Quentin Keith, Chris Haaland, Tim Haag. Hunter’s South Summit that Chris climbed earlier is above Tim. |
Gerry admiring Foraker, Hunter, and Denali from Talkeetna. Gerry and Chris Haaland were the seventh and eighth people to climb these three peaks. Photo by Chris Haaland in 1994. |
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