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A Spring ascent of the Nooksack with Colin Hayley. 11th Apr 2004.

1_bike_river_crossing
Colin on the log crossing on the way in.
2_snowshoe_101
Snowshoeing sans snow.
3_approaching_the_river
Snowshoeing up the valley to the river crossing.
4_first_view_of_the_tower
Arriving at Price Lake.
5_approaching_the_tower
I try to keep up with Colin and first views of the...
6_nooksack_tower
The Nooksack Tower!
7_lower_couloir_and_first_step
Climbing the couloir.
8_the_first_step
The rock step in the narrowest point of the couloir.
9_weird_cornice_at_the_crest
The upper couloir with weird cornices.
11_colin_above_the_cornice
Colin reaching the notch at the base of the tower.
12_above_the_rock_pitches
Above the rock pitches.
13_upper_couloir
Colin in the upper couloir.
14_last_belay
Last belay before the summit.
16_colin_on_the_summit
Colin on the summit of the Nooksack Tower.
17_the_nooksack_ridge_and_shuksan
Looking along the Nooksack Ridge to Mount Shuksan.
18_jagged_ridge
The Jagged Ridge.
19_descending_the_couloir
Descending the lower couloir.
20_snowshoeing_home
Still trying to keep up with Colin on the way down.
21_log_crossing
Colin crosses on the log while I said "sod it" and waded.

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