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kigsblog: Accident in the Sluicebox

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Climbing tales from the Kigluaik Mountains. Monday, April 22, 2013. Accident in the Sluicebox. Left) The rock that had our name on it. It must have landed directly on the two half-ropes that joined me and Andy together. It took me a half hour to dig the orange rope out from under it before we could proceed down the mountain. Accident happened at around 3:30 pm on Friday, April 19. Andy was in fine form, coming off months of climbing-bum style living, project cragging around Fairbanks, and trips to New En...

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kigsblog: Thirty-Fifty-Four

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Climbing tales from the Kigluaik Mountains. Wednesday, June 4, 2014. This started as a post about a minor peak in the vicinity of Mt. Osborn which Max Vockner and I climbed five weeks ago, but in the process of researching the article, a can of worms became opened: INDICTMENT! It was discovered that Kigsblog is once again guilty of crimes of misappropriation. If you have arrived at this post seeking information about the GLACIERS OF THE KIGLUAIKS controversy, scroll down to the lower half of the post.

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kigsblog: Aftermath of the Sluicebox

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Climbing tales from the Kigluaik Mountains. Sunday, May 19, 2013. Aftermath of the Sluicebox. Above) Tyler Rhodes, northeast cirque of Oz behind him in shadow, Saturday, May 4, 2013, 3SA. A group of "coma-hags" gathered around the bedside, including Andy's beatific mom and dad up from the states, Saint Ned, mushers, climbers, and the stricken Sir Apple. It had been a week since the Accident in the Sluicebox. Upon my return to Sitnasuaq. Above) Big marble tower on North Ridge of Osborn. Tyler traverse...

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kigsblog: Mt. Osborn FWA

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Climbing tales from the Kigluaik Mountains. Monday, March 21, 2011. Above) Osborn from the northeast. Traversing icy slopes to the right underneath the row of summit tors to get to Osborn's high point, you are traversing over the great sinister wall holler. Above) Northeast wall Osborn, March 2011. On March 13, Joni's birthday, with guns loaded, ready for fearsome struggle. Above) Earp on 4th pitch of Sluicebox Couloir. Both of us had felt the sting of Osborn's northeast wall before. On another of Jo...

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kigsblog: Pk. 3390 and Pk. 3195, Blume Ck.

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Climbing tales from the Kigluaik Mountains. Wednesday, September 28, 2011. Pk 3390 and Pk. 3195, Blume Ck. 15SA, Spring viewed from Fall. Above) Lucy near summit of 3390, at the head of Blume Ck. She balked at the actual summit pinnacle, which required, in her mind at least,. Following me down the 5.5 down-climb in the picture; there's probably a way around this obstacle, but she never found it. Without this rule in place, climbing in the Kigs would legally be rendered "ridge-walking" rather than climbing.

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kigsblog: Post Traumatic Fog Syndrome

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Climbing tales from the Kigluaik Mountains. Monday, July 1, 2013. Post Traumatic Fog Syndrome. Accident in the Sluicebox. News Miner Tim Mowry article. Alaska Dispatch Craig Medred article. Interesting audio interview about Mt. Osborn rescue at oddballpilot.com. Below) Aidan's killer photo of Oz's marble Northeast Face from his cool website oddballpilot.com. Long time not posting. Stalked by the fog, which generates its own forgetfulness. Been drinking great draughts of the River Lethe. The red shows how...

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kigsblog: Among The Peakbaggers

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Climbing tales from the Kigluaik Mountains. Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Summit Tor of Mt. Osborn. Above) Summit Tor of Mt. Osborn. I began this post with the intention of placing the 2014 Mt. Osborn Peakbagging Expedition under indictment for C rimes of Anthropocentrism. Here is a more rational and succinct account of the trip than mine: Greg's Trip Report on Mt. Osborn from his own awesome website. Above) Grand Central Basecamp. August 2015. My dog kept snarling up the bear fence. By Chris Jones ,. Then ...

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kigsblog: Mt. Osborne Pilgrimmage

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Climbing tales from the Kigluaik Mountains. Wednesday, February 17, 2010. Mt Osborne, 4704- last saturday, Chris Miller (aka "the dentist") and I attempted Osborne- this photo shows our high point, plus the definitive summit of the mountain- if you are thinking of attempting Osborne and you care about which tor is the true summit, study the picture carefully- that's about 3500 ft. of mountain there. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Little Singatook (Pk. 3653). Canyon Creek, Pk. 3300. Mt Osborn, East S...

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kigsblog: Pk. 2345, Johnstone Creek

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Climbing tales from the Kigluaik Mountains. Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Pk 2345, Johnstone Creek. On the hike out. Was hoping to redeem myself for the "insufficient fifth class" foul I had received on the trip thus far. i bounded up the thousand-foot slope expecting a summit tor with mandatory 5.8, but it turned out the tor wasn't a tor at all, but more of a scarp, built into the hillside like a sod house. the back side required little more than class II moves to reach the top. Right) to the summit of 2345.