Following is a photo essay of our flight. Click on the photos if you would like to see a larger version. All of these photos were taken on October 16th.
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The North Buttress can be seen on the left-hand side of the mountain.
The North Buttress of Hunter is a world-class feature that includes the iconic Moonflower Buttress Route (AK Grade VI, 5.8, A2, M5, AI 6)
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The flat spot just left of center is where the 14,000 foot camp for the West Buttress Route is established every year.
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The prominent rib in the center of the picture is climbed on the right hand side and then followed until it reaches the upper mountain.
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There are two popular routes on the West Face, the Harvard Route (AK Grade VI, A2, 70-degree ice) and the West Face Couloir (AK Grade V, 85-degree ice)
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This was the site of Mount Huntington's first ascent in 1964 by a party led by the iconic alpinist, Lionel Terray.
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Ham and Eggs (AK Grade IV, 5.9, AI 4) can be found at the back of the deep gully on the right.
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The routes on the East Face are seriously hard. A couple of examples include Dance of the Woo Li Masters (AK Grade VII, A5, 5.10b) and Arctic Rage (AK Grade VI AI6+R, A2).
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