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Posted by Kevin MacKenzie,
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North Country explorer from
November 18, 2017 —
Khyber's Slide on Upper Wolfjaw Mountain. Hunting early season ice with Dan Plumley and Loren Swears. The pitches run up to WI3 grade ice.
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Walking up low-angle ice.
Slide bottom-Wolfjaw Brook
Kevin leading some easy ice on the 2nd step
Rappelling a wall
Loren Swears top-roping WI3 ice
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Comments
Emlyn Crocker
Much more ice than I would have expected for this time of year. Looks like quite a climb!
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