Barry Blanchard Shares an Epic Encounter on One of Alaska’s Infamously Hard Routes
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Today, September 22, Canadian climber Barry Blanchard releases a new book recounting tales of “punk rock pure alpinism,” Hollywood rigging, and loss in the mountains. Below, we share part of the first story from chapter 1, entitled “The Infinite Spur,” about a near miss Blanchard experienced in Alaska. The Echo: Stories from the Edge of Survival is published by Patagonia. The following story is excerpted with permission from Patagonia.
Mt. Foraker, Alaska, 2000
MAY 15: Ropes, we needed ropes.
Mt. Foraker, Alaska, 2000
MAY 15: Ropes, we needed ropes.
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