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Rappelling a Frozen Ice Pillar

Rappelling a Frozen Ice Pillar

One of the hardest Ice climbs I've ever lead, "Ice Nine" in Banff National Park. On the way down I got my partner to rappel into position and ho...
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One of the hardest Ice climbs I've ever lead, "Ice Nine" in Banff National Park. On the way down I got my partner to rappel into position and hold while I moved around to compose this shot.
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NIKON D200

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 100 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 26/1

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Mar, 2018

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This was one of the hardest ice climbs I ever lead, Ice Nine, WI6 in Banff National Park.

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