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Peak(s):  Mt. Elbert  -  14,438 feet
Date Posted:  05/11/2009
Date Climbed:   05/08/2009
Author:  seekanddestroy99
 Box Creek Cirque snow climb on Elbert   

My first time using crampons and an axe, i'm hooked!

Red: Climb Green: ski


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Comments or Questions
alpinista77
User
descent rating
5/13/2009 7:37pm
do you happen to know the D number for this descent?

thanks!


seekanddestroy99
User
D Rating
5/14/2009 4:38pm
III D6 R2 probably. the R rating is probably debatable depending on the chosen couloir, but Lou calls it D6.

http://www.wildsnow.com/articles/ratings/ski-board-d-rating-system.html



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