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TThese photos were taked during an early (1982) free ascent of Lotus Flower Tower - one ot the '50 Classic Climbs of North America', and generally acknowledged to be among the finest climbs in the world. The Tower is situated in the Cirque of the Unclimbables, a remote area in the North West Territories of Canada, approached either by float plane and the talus slope from Hell or, as we did, by a chartered helicopter from an adjacent Tungsten mine right to the campsite. George Bell's website has much valuable historic and current information on the Cirque, and on LFT in particular. ower Tower
Mt. Proboscis, Cirque of the Unclimbables
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East to the Nahanni valley
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Moonrise over Nahanni
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John deMontjoy Bouldering |
Lotus Flower, the 1st 1000ft.
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Lotus Flower, pitch 1
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Looking up to the crux off width on pitch 2 |
Rainbow from pitch 5
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Louise on the bivouac ledge
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Early morning after bivouac
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Lotus Flower, the top 1000ft.
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Upupper face, ski tracks and the two overhangs
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The Ski tracks, 2nd pitch above the ledge |
Three pitches above the ledge
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Upper face with I.P. (circled)
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The easy first overhang
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Below the crux overhang
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Jumaring past the crux overhang
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Approaching strom from-near top of
Lotus Flower |
After rappeling 2000ft in storm |
The ride home arrives |
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