10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GIRDLE TRAVERSE»
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girdle traverse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
girdle traverse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lake District Winter Climbs: Snow, Ice and Mixed Climbs in ...
Falcon Crag 308 Gimpsuit Fall 74 Falcon Crag Gully 311 Ginny Clegg 332 Far
Eastern Fells 350 Girdle Traverse, Bowfell Buttress 74 Far Left Branch, Central
Gully, Girdle Traverse, Cambridge Crag 69 Great End 264 Girdle Traverse, Great
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Brian Davison, Stephen Reid, 2006
2
Contact: Mountain Climbing and Environmental Thinking
When first contemplating a girdle traverse, I briefly considered continuing Price's
vision of a line that climbed many new features in a proud diagonal across the
face. Yet the more I looked at such a line, the more daunting the project became.
Jeffrey Mathes McCarthy, 2008
3
On the Roof of the World
The experience of the gritstone crags had an interesting by product — the girdle
traverse. Most gritstone crags are relatively wide and not high. You get a longer
climb by working from one end to the other, without touching the bottom, than by ...
4
Winter Climbs in the Cairngorms: The Cairngorms and Creag ...
girdle traverse Crab Crawl 2400m iV,4*** TW Patey, 23 March 1969 This huge
horizontal excursion is an aptly named and natural line. It is best from left to right,
and consists of The Scene, Appolyon Ledge, Post Horn Gallop and The Last Lap.
Allen Fyffe, Blair Fyffe, 2013
5
Winter Climbs Ben Nevis and Glen Coe
The Girdle Traverse 4000m V,4 SM Richardson and B Davison, 2 7 April2006 A
right-to-left girdle traverse from Castle Ridge to North East Buttress. From the top
of Castle Ridge go over The Castle, then descend mixed ground into upper ...
6
Yosemite Bigwalls: The Complete Guide
120' 80' 140' 13d 13d Adrift 13c 14a 13d Free Dawn Wall Girdle Traverse heads
use long slings The Nose 600' slab New Dawn 1'x10' ledge C1 A2 sloping ledge
6 90' The Seagull 95' C2 few .3-1” few .3-1.5” C3 or A2+ xed heads 5.6 .3-2” ...
Roger Putnam, Erik Sloan, 2014
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Winter Climbs: Ben Nevis and Glencoe
Rubicon Wall 340m VI,5** N. MuirandA. Paul, 14th April 1977 A prominent icefall
forming in a left-facing corner gives the line of this good route, taking three
pitches to the Girdle Traverse ledge. Start about 20m right of Left Edge Route and
take ...
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Climb High Rocks State Park
... Girdle Traverse (10d) .................. 70 The Last Stand (9+ TR) * ......................... 70
The Long Chimney (3 PG) * ............................ 39 The Low Traverse (V5) ** ..............
............... 49 The Outsider (5.8) ................ 44 The Problem (12a) ** .......... 42 The ...
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Selected Climbs in North Carolina
1 Od (no topo) This route is a girdle traverse of the full South Face. Little is known
about this route, so take the general description below with a grain of salt. Bring a
light rack. First ascent: Chris Rowins, Chris Kulczycki (1978). Start: Hike right ...
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Climbing and High Routes: Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass
ROUTE: Original ascent was done by a girdle traverse beginning from the
eastern head of Dana Glacier (see Ptarmigan Traverse ♢ ). Begin from a wind
scoop and ascend to the ridge col S of Elephant Head. Traverse near the upper
edge of ...
