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Skiing the North Face of North Maroon Peak

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Posted by Scott Borger on March 23, 2009 at 7:41 PM
Skiing the North Face of North Maroon Peak
On Saturday morning, I set out to climb, ski and photograph the north face of North Maroon Peak. Two of us got towed to the trailhead via snowmobile (8 miles each way) while the third drove. From there, we skinned from Maroon Lake to the base of the north face. Once at the base, we climbed a long and steep couloir to the summit ridge where I setup my camera gear and traversed just below the ridge toward the summit. After a brief rest, I photographed the traverse of the the other two skiers (from the summit) and we descended the north face. Needless to say, it was brutally exhausting, but I managed to take a few pictures.





Posted by Scott Borger on March 23, 2009 at 7:41 PM
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Posted by Dan Walters on March 23, 2009 at 8:06 PM
Really impressive images. That first one really shows how steep it really is.
Posted by Nick Moore on March 23, 2009 at 8:29 PM
Makes my hands sweat seeing how steep that is :biggrin: , nice series of images though Scott.
Posted by John Klotz on March 23, 2009 at 9:13 PM
I have just one little remark: AHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! :jump: :jump: :jump: :toast: You guys ROCK!
Posted by Scott Bacon on March 23, 2009 at 10:52 PM
Oh man! That is a BIG day. Wow, what an experience. Nice series. :wavey:
Posted by Jody Grigg on March 23, 2009 at 11:16 PM
Take me with you next time Scott, congrats on the big day. :toast:
Posted by Todd Caudle on March 24, 2009 at 12:14 AM
You guys are INSANE!
Posted by Jack Brauer on March 24, 2009 at 12:35 AM
HELL YEAH!!! That's a bold line! Big props. :toast:
Posted by Jesse Speer on March 24, 2009 at 1:23 AM
Wow. Not much else to say really. The ride of a lifetime, I'm sure. Wow.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on March 24, 2009 at 1:28 AM
Impressive !! :toast:
Posted by Stan Rose on March 24, 2009 at 1:35 AM
You're a madman, Scott--im jealous! :biggrin:
Posted by Rajeev Thomas on March 24, 2009 at 4:29 AM
Scott... you are nuts!! Love the shots.... WOW and WOW AGAIN... :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Paul Wegemann on March 24, 2009 at 8:01 AM
Boy, these sure got my blood pumping! Way to go! :toast:
Posted by Morris McClung on March 24, 2009 at 11:01 AM
They say genius is not that far from madness. I think I know which category to put you and your friends into. :jump: Great shot, Scott! I love the panning on 3 and the steepness communicated in 1.
Posted by Scott Borger on March 24, 2009 at 11:50 AM
I'm glad to hear that you like the photos. It's steep, but perhaps the hardest part about the line is not getting cliffed out. From the summit, you have to go waaay left (skier's left) on the third rock band in order to find your way through a few narrow openings in the cliffs. You eventually reconnect with the base of the couloir.
Posted by Don Grall on March 24, 2009 at 3:33 PM
That is on the edge! Simply crazy deed and great photos! The Bells from Maroon Lake look vertical, but your shots show a slight backwards cant to the peak but it still looks like about an 80 degree pitch!!! That's very edgy!
Posted by Matthew Kennedy on March 25, 2009 at 6:26 PM
Holy Frijolies! Wow, that looks wild.