http://www.asthemountainrises.com/index daily 1.0 2017-08-17 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/529280bde4b039dd524e706d/1385332931548/3-4Abc.jpg Home At Cerro Torre base camp, January 1994. L to R: John Fantini, Athol Whimp, Simon Parsons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292802ae4b0838eb29c4b12/1385332790080/Fitzroy2.jpg Home Beneath the awesome Fitz Roy after our ascent of the north pillar (right skyline). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52927f30e4b0661bae3d3382/1385332543413/Patagonia001.jpg Home Perfect granite, no wind, and sunshine. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52927fcde4b049dd0ca1130b/1385332695485/Patagonia005.jpg Home Cruising near the top of the north pillar. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292806ee4b0597244715470/1385332852979/Torre.jpg Home Cerro Torre, January 1994. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52e6bf78e4b0d1eb5c7a5f3e/1390854014986/PatagoniaRoad.jpg Home On the road to El Chalten as the unmistakable Fitz Roy looms in the distance, December 1993. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52927ffbe4b006a2894dc608/1385332736535/Fitzroy.jpg Home Happy to be on the summit after two bivvies with no gear on the way up, 1.30pm on New Year's Day, 1994. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52927f63e4b0597244715327/1385332606405/Patagonia002.jpg Home Nearing the Paso Superior and start of the north pillar proper. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52928092e4b039dd524e7049/1385332893429/AthTorre.jpg Home Athol on the Maestri route, January 1994. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528d12bbe4b08065db4d1580/1434837701217/Piolet2.jpg Home 1998 Piolet d'Or. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/529aca98e4b0a6ba0e374f6b/1434837688590/GIV011.jpg Home Athol Whimp at Gasherbrum IV base camp during attempts on the mountain, May 2003. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/529bbcace4b0d8d4512d9ede/1385938096012/Athol.Greg_.Feb99.jpg Home Athol with American alpinist and surfer Greg Crouch, Venica, CA, 1999. Greg released an updated profile he wrote on Athol and me for Climbing magazine in 2003. It is a moving memorial to Athol, and is available as an e-book on amazon.com. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52e6c287e4b0a65274a35388/1390854816357/CobawRangeBW.jpg Home Athol at the Cobaw Range, Victoria. Photo: Charlie Creese. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52b33acce4b01176ccb2ee98/1434837686267/ArthursPass.jpg Home Athol with his brother Tristram at Broad Saddle, Arthur's Pass area, New Zealand, 1980. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52e40d8ce4b0ae0395cd35d2/1390677390358/ Home Athol on the left with his Oman Reconnaissance Force colleagues: Christopher Beese, Mikey Wilson, and Ray Johnston. Photo: Richard Essberger. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/529bbf10e4b00e96519063fd/1434837688090/Gavin1999A.jpg Home Gavin Tweedie, Arthur's Pass area, 1999. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52c1fff9e4b0cf91c449b17a/1388445691887/Ath_TimGrampiansB.jpg Home Tim Macartney-Snape and Athol Whimp in the Grampians, Australia, December 2004. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528bf4e2e4b0d60933d83884/1384903911125/SheilaCentral.jpg Home Athol, Sheila Face, right buttress, 1996. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528bc00ee4b039a9b8550bcc/1384890387261/Balfour.jpg Home Athol, new route on the Balfour Face, Mt. Tasman, winter 1993. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a373e4b0838eb29c77d6/1434837691313/Douglas003A.jpg Home Descending Douglas Peak after climbing the south face, winter 2006. Mt. Cook (left) and Mt. Tasman are in the background. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528bc05be4b039a9b8550c42/1384890461299/Cold+LZ001.jpg Home Helo'ing into Pioneer and Douglas Peak, winter 2006. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a346e4b007679e7e2242/1434837690695/Tasman001A.jpg Home On Mt. Tasman, winter 2006. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528d210fe4b06e6e83ec8a79/1434837697115/New+Zealand009.jpg Home Mt. Cook showing the low, middle and high peaks, and Mt. Hicks (left) from the south/village, 1998. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a3b9e4b023ca7560adc0/1385341888621/NZ005a.jpg Home Athol, "Desolation Row," south face of Mt. Hicks, summer 1999. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528d2155e4b0baede6cfcadd/1384980827098/New+Zealand006.jpg Home Walking out after a trip up to "Mother Empress," summer 1996. L to R: Mt. Hicks south face, Mt. Dampier, Mt. Cook's Sheila and Hooker faces. Empress Hut is on the rocky outcrop directly beneath Green saddle (the col between Dampier and Cook). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528d20c4e4b06e6e83ec8950/1384980711161/New+Zealand008.jpg Home Balfour Face of Mt. Tasman, winter 1993. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528bc0bce4b02b76bd102a63/1434837701086/NZ003.jpg Home Grand Plateau during solo trip, autumn 1999. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a3f0e4b0838eb29c78ed/1434837690569/Balfour001.jpg Home Bivy site in the Balfour neve with the west coast and Tasman ocean beyond, winter 1993. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5994a64a7131a5643f40e211/1502914229578/ Home Looking up the Tasman glacier with Mt. Elie de Beaumont on the left. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/59764d8b2e69cfbc6c7a5e71/1500925376543/ Home Athol on the edge of the cloud, "Desolation Row," South Face of Mt. Hicks, 1999. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52b27187e4b06a22b6c197f1/1387426186149/GIVBaltoro.storm1.jpg Home Storm rising up the Baltoro glacier toward Concordia. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528d896ae4b0f53560c45a43/1434837697668/GIV+bw001A.jpg Home GIV from base camp, 2003. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528cfde8e4b0ed5b462457fc/1384971762446/37a.jpg Home In Skardu en route to GIV, 2003. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528cfebce4b046d0c518b142/1434837699844/West+Face018a.jpg Home Athol on the west face, 2003. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52e6c1f4e4b0fb6e3cb296df/1434837679525/Baltoro.jpg Home Storm moving up the Baltoro glacier toward Concordia. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528cfe83e4b046d0c518b0f3/1434837699401/West+Face016a.jpg Home Athol on the west face, 2003. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5994f1418419c23fa4e2f3a1/1502933506157/ Home From the top left: Taking a break on the glacier; drinking on the lower icefields moments after a small piece of ice hit me, and our campsite immediately beneath the north face. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5994efd049fc2becdd50f925/1502933513687/ Home The photo on the left is looking directly up the north face from the top of the lower icefields. From this point we moved left approximately 50 meters and launched up the main couloir. The middle photo, taken by Athol, is looking down from half way up the final rock band prior to the summit cap as twilight lowered over us. The photo on the right was taken during our descent. I am climbing back up and across to Athol after retrieving one of my ice axes that had fallen and fortunately got stuck in the snow. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5994e984e3df282481f6caa3/1502931360357/ Home This photo of Athol was taken beneath Mt. Cook on the Hooker Glacier in the summer of 1999. Mt. Cook's summit ridge, Hooker Face and Sheila Buttress can be seen in the top right of the photo. The south face of Mt. Hicks can be seen in the middle background. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5994eb88bf629a6833bcc521/1502933584504/ Home Thalay Sagar's north face from where we had our base camp at Kedar Tal (ca. 4500m), and celebrating with our cook and friend Bel. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5994ef8de45a7ca5f9ed80c3/1502932922003/ Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52d73a68e4b050d4f4deac12/1434837685074/DSC_2135_fnl.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52d81038e4b008d128ab64fd/1434837685355/DSC_2140_fnl.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/529bb602e4b03b0c04b6f311/1385936390824/jannu6750a.jpg Home The highest our tent and sleeping bags went, ca. 6750m https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528d2eebe4b0d652da26f892/1384984308494/Jannu010.jpg Home Athol approaching the north face direct line during our first day on the mountain. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528ac217e4b018e64a9099b0/1384825373505/Jannu001.jpg Home Athol Whimp on the summit. Way out there... https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528bb84ce4b0b66670e43800/1434837699831/Jannu011a.jpg Home On the huge, undulating plateau (ca. 5500m) at the foot of the north face proper. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52e40be1e4b083a7aecc6dae/1434837682914/ Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52e40c69e4b00c6fee5dc70b/1434837683204/ Home Athol moving fast and unroped at dawn, about to reach the summit ridge, ca. 7250m. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528bb939e4b08c2fe8d77aba/1384888638826/Jannu012.jpg Home Pushing along and up the summit ridge into bad weather at ca. 7400m. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528bba49e4b0c76edbdf970a/1384888911690/Jannu005.jpg Home Loading camera film as we returned in a daze along the summit ridge. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528bb806e4b0d9caac578021/1434837699994/Jannu009a.jpg Home Dawn at base camp (4700m), under the massive north face. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528bb9f0e4b0c76edbdf95f8/1384888820284/Jannu014a.jpg Home Looking down the Wall of Shadows. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528c18b5e4b0a1960faf5d06/1384913087569/Jannu004.jpg Home Into the storm @ ca.7500m. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a1c9e4b01184fc03e692/1434837695221/Jannu004a.jpg Home Bad conditions at ca. 7500m. We spent the night just left of the rock buttress. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528ac17fe4b0608d85e09427/1384825270416/Jannu013a.jpg Home North face of Jannu from near Kambachen. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a22be4b0a8a28cc68a57/1434837692980/JannuCamp2.jpg Home On the plateau beneath the north face (ca. 5500m) the morning after descending. The blurring is a result of moisture on the inside of the camera lens. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a1f3e4b0838eb29c7597/1385341441283/AndyJannu.jpg Home Athol's shot of me from the summit. Soft snow over hard ice made for very demanding climbing. The incredible Kanchenjunga (8586m) is in the background. Photo: Athol Whimp. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/59764eae2e69cfbc6c7a7400/1500925660276/ Home On the Jannu glacier during the earlier stages of our trip. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528bb887e4b01f10c84573ad/1384888488659/Jannu006a.jpg Home Moving up ice fields on the Wall of Shadows, about to be hit by waves of spindrift. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52e40c09e4b0edad41202ec3/1434837683370/ Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528cfb4ce4b0baede6cf969e/1384971093009/NW+Ridge001a.jpg Home From the northwest ridge immediately prior to storm. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528c1ab6e4b0a1960faf5fa3/1384913629790/Mountain011a.jpg Home Looking toward Concordia from base camp at night. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528c1ad5e4b02c124320aee2/1384913625001/Mountain009a.jpg Home Near the mouth of the Baltoro glacier on the walk-in. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528cfca6e4b0c3afb632cf5a/1384971473508/NW+Ridge003.jpg Home In the Western Cwm, beaten but enlightened by our massive adventure. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528cfb09e4b0ce6fb73bdbd2/1434837699150/West+Face014a.jpg Home Climbing the initial, major couloir on the west face. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528d0081e4b01a04feebfd6e/1384972423500/West+Face012.jpg Home Near the top of the immense first couloir. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528d0b71e4b0f73e6f044b27/1384975222264/Mountain006.jpg Home Near base camp. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52e40ad3e4b0ac5ff7e63e82/1434837684343/GIVwalkin2.jpg Home Gasherbrum IV west face from near Concordia on the final morning of our walk-in. We made our base camp at the foot of the rocky ridge on the left of the narrowest point on the glacier. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52e40a7ce4b07ca599ded9a5/1434837683515/ Home Gasherbrum IV awaits as we walk-up the Baltoro glacier, late March 2003. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528d0bbee4b05cf510a5254e/1384975310685/KHighway002.jpg Home On the KKH, heading to Gilgit then Karimabad. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528cfad8e4b0f75d79ac683b/1384970973201/West+face002.jpg Home Athol and the incessant spindrift on the west face. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528cfb72e4b0baede6cf96ee/1384971155530/NW+Ridge002.jpg Home The waiting game on the northwest ridge. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528c1a6ee4b0a1960faf5f37/1384913560294/Mountain005.jpg Home Athol heading up to the west face from base camp. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528cfc17e4b06e6e83ec5472/1384971318243/NW+Ridge005.jpg Home Brewing up on the west face. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52ea8fa7e4b0b1fda6551e05/1434837676060/GIV002.jpg Home A closer (although very foreshortened) look at the west face. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52ea9016e4b0c063a6e930e4/1434837675527/GIV003.jpg Home Climbing on the west face. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52e6c049e4b0e1992721c7a2/1434837681428/NWRidegeCol001new.jpg Home Moving up the northwest ridge in worsening weather, not far above the col. Old fixed rope from previous expeditions can be seen on the right. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528c1a48e4b02c124320ae15/1384913484767/Mountain003.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528d0101e4b0f75d79ac7996/1434837698197/WestFace023.jpg Home Climbing on the west face. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528c1a97e4b0a1960faf5f7c/1434837698981/Mountain010a.jpg Home West face at dawn from base camp. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a10ae4b01184fc03e5bf/1385341199320/West+Face013a.jpg Home Athol on the west face. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a158e4b01184fc03e620/1385341282257/West+Face+019b.jpg Home Athol at the top of the first couloir in worsening weather. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a0a2e4b04b7d114b8e47/1434837694859/GIV004A.jpg Home Looking for a way through on the west face. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52ea8f53e4b0ce59aa10fe33/1434837676282/GIV001.jpg Home West face from base camp. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528cfbd3e4b0e9839ff7daa5/1434837700191/NW+Ridge008.jpg Home Epic retreat off the northwest ridge. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/59764cba197aea01a4271060/1500925172726/ Home Athol on top of Half Dome after we made a free ascent of the northwest face, Regular Route, 1994. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52927e22e4b0d3a67fc3e493/1385332267921/ALindblade_Yosemite1.jpg Home "Cookie Monster," a fun route at the Cookie, 1994. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52c20209e4b02812efca661a/1388446222181/Nose001a.jpg Home Athol dealing to the Great Roof pitch of The Nose, El Capitan during a 15 hour ascent in 1994. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52e6c11ce4b0d1eb5c7a63e1/1434837680749/ElCap2.jpg Home El Capitan, clearly showing The Nose route (the main prow). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52927d87e4b059724471509c/1385332106497/HalfDome1994a.jpg Home On top of Half Dome after making a free ascent of northwest face Regular Route, 1994. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52b353ece4b01abea06d5be9/1387484142017/LunaticFringe.jpg Home Greg Crouch and Athol cruising Lunatic Fringe, 2010. See Greg's excellent books on his website here. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52c202d6e4b0a01343eb644f/1388446427462/Nose003a.jpg Home Under the California sun: Athol climbing the Stoveleg pitches of The Nose, El Capitan, during a 15 hour ascent in 1994. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52927cbae4b0af26b63941fd/1385331907931/HalfDome001.jpg Home Looking down the Regular Route on the northwest face of Half Dome, 1994. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52e6c182e4b079c3b10b13a7/1434837679717/ElCap.jpg Home El Capitan. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52927c95e4b0af26b63941b9/1385331866879/Ath.HDome001a.jpg Home At the base of the northwest face of Half Dome prior to making a free ascent of the Regular Route, 1994. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52ea9321e4b0de2b19690647/1391104806771/NWHalfDome1994.jpg Home Athol, Zig Zag pitches, northwest face of Half Dome, 1994. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a6c6e4b04b7d114b9563/1434837689016/Thalay.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a720e4b023ca7560b2ea/1385342762021/Thalay1996Base.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a5f8e4b00ad10e749779/1434837690146/Thalay001A.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a48ee4b03e7a072a01f1/1385342098288/Thalay007a.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a503e4b070ad8eec379f/1385342218923/Thalay011a.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a6fae4b049dd0ca14594/1385342718420/Thalay005.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a538e4b0a8a28cc68fca/1434837691020/Thalay+Sagar016.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a69de4b04b7d114b9536/1385342628084/ThalayDescent.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a59ae4b070d80c5bf3d2/1385342370611/ThalayLedge.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a4d9e4b032abc30bbb71/1385342176219/Thalay+Sagar+017c.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a625e4b0af26b63975a8/1385342505436/TScouloir.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a66de4b04b7d114b94ef/1434837691147/Thalay002A.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a5bee4b059724471838d/1385342407665/ThalaylwrIcefield.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a566e4b07735ce1a9fe9/1385342317864/Andy_TS_icefield.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52e6c3e8e4b01fa7e530c862/1434837682465/DanielOrTiger1997.jpg Home Climbing Daniel-Or-Tiger (30), Sandinista Wall, Mt. Staplyton, Grampians, January '97. An excellent route established by Martin Scheel in 1989. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52b26ed6e4b0ebc5a9fc7026/1434837685734/Arapiles.jpg Home Mt. Arapiles, western Victoria, summer 2008. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52c24c8ce4b0e0f57770cd06/1434837685063/IMG_0046.jpg Home Looking west from Taipan Wall, Grampians, summer 2012. Mt. Arapiles is on the horizon. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52927edce4b0de25af3256df/1385332450293/Archimedes001.jpg Home Athol putting the finishing touches on "Archimedes' Principle" (25), Eureka Wall, 2004. Rob Lindblade on belay. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52c24c1fe4b09fe5fe9c3616/1434837687678/IMG_0121.jpg Home Grampians campsite sunset, summer 2012. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528d15c8e4b09755acd5df73/1384977909200/Serp003.jpg Home Above the second crux. Note unclipped crux bolt (blue sling) to reduce drag. Photo: Malcolm "HB" Matheson. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52c24f58e4b0537e2cba0b98/1388466011755/FParty3.jpg Home Dropping the hammer on the Fisting Party (Invisible Fist / World Party link-up) (27), Taipan Wall, summer 2012. This is classic Taipan – steep, sloping, airy, and a rope-stretcher. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52927eb9e4b01184fc03b5a9/1434837697287/Anaconda1.jpg Home Athol Whimp pushing through the crux of another Matheson classic, Anaconda (28), Taipan Wall, 2011. Tristram Whimp on belay. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52c24cfee4b02812efca9d67/1434837685327/IMG_0448.jpg Home Athol warming up at the awesome Muline Wall, Grampians, summer 2012. The classic "Eye of the Tiger" (30) takes the left side of the "eye," traverses the roof (out of sight) and then charges up the headwall following the chalk line. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528d1586e4b0f73e6f045f26/1384977811422/Serp001.jpg Home Gearing down for the ever-steepening headwall finish of the mega-classic "Serpentine" (29), Taipan Wall, Grampians. Malcolm "HB" Matheson had the vision and made the first ascent of this line in 1988, and blew the minds of climbers around the world. I first climbed it in December '92 and came back a couple days later with Malcolm to get these photos. Make sure you do the first pitch. Chris Yeomans on belay. Photo: Malcolm "HB" Matheson. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52b26ff1e4b00aed6f4a1257/1387425781073/Archimedes001a.jpg Home At the top of the first pitch of "Archimedes' Principle" (25), Eureka Wall, Grampians, 2004. Photo: Athol Whimp. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52c24bbce4b0fe426de39d2a/1434837684937/IMG_0179.jpg Home Taipan Wall from Hollow Mountain, Grampians, summer 2012. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528bbf84e4b057894c7253a6/1384890254312/LwrButtress004.jpg Home On the lower buttress. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528bbd2ce4b0d9caac578a05/1384889664380/JannuGlacier001.jpg Home On the Jannu glacier. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528bbfbae4b057894c725414/1384890301853/LwrButtress003.jpg Home Moving up the lower buttress. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528bbd0be4b0d9caac5789c9/1384889616017/Kambachen001.jpg Home Ghunsa Khola, near Kambachen. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528d0c5ce4b0b83fd86ad3cb/1384975457697/DayHike001.jpg Home Exploring above base camp on rest day. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528bbd69e4b057894c724f71/1384889710742/LwrButtress001.jpg Home Another brew stop, moving up the lower buttress. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528bbc53e4b02b76bd101f24/1384889431228/Walk-in001.jpg Home Sorting porter loads for the walk-in, Taplejung. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528cffcae4b05976643982cd/1384972239170/northface001.jpg Home Beneath the north face. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528bbda3e4b057894c724fb7/1384889768141/LwrButtress002.jpg Home Moving up up the lower buttress. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528bbc09e4b0ce19966eed86/1384889374326/Taplejung001.jpg Home The pressure is off - relaxing in Taplejung after the ascent. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5994a9d0579fb3e937154225/1502915150303/period015.jpg Home My photo of Athol on the summit of Jannu, from the opening spread from the Alpinist 57 profile on Jannu. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5984c5dc59cc687d5abf6a0b/1501874211983/ Home This photo of Athol Whimp at our ca. 6750 meter tent site on Jannu's Wall of Shadows appeared in Alpinist 11 (Spring 2005), as part of a retrospective article by Stephen Venables on his and Andy Fanshawe's book Himalaya Alpine Style, first published in 1996. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/529bb9a5e4b0f580c202c03b/1385937325848/NW+Ridge003.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/529bb743e4b0c5f2207fa2b2/1434837687031/Burnley001a.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/529bb8e5e4b0c5f2207fa4ba/1385937150398/7.4.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/529bbb53e4b0d8d4512d9d15/1434837687520/IMG_2867.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52928105e4b09bd01794fa00/1385333023727/Fitzroy2.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528d00aee4b0ed5b46245e87/1384972469520/West+Face012.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528cff78e4b0c2ddaef375d9/1434837699487/West+Face018a.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528d1379e4b0c9f8614199a7/1434837699587/Piolet2.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528bbf62e4b057894c725351/1384890220353/LwrButtress001.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528d18e6e4b08c76fd3a6a3b/1384978672648/Serp001.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528ac368e4b0608d85e09fb1/1384825709601/Jannu013a.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/528ac521e4b030a48afc5725/1384826147738/SheilaCentral.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292a4b0e4b032abc30bbb30/1385342133176/Thalay007a.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/529276fae4b070ad8eebfba3/1385330428703/manmtn2.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5292e43be4b0de25af32d4ee/1385358400589/Ath.HDome001a.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52d739c5e4b09cce38a83342/1434837684061/DSC_2140_fnl.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52dda80ae4b076a2fa3a5680/1390258188654/To+the+northSKINNY+gray+gradient.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52b4ae25e4b0edd5cee19d21/1387572774305/Banality5.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/52b67c2fe4b067a0f598d6db/1387691058593/framents+blue1.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/597b84a5f9a61ef5aecfe668/1501267111958/21098-alpinist-Cover-2017-May-Issue.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/597cdf8686e6c03d801229d4/1501355915993/LosEndos002.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/597ce03244024389181d76ce/1501356088671/LosEndos002.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/528813b4e4b0ce5ab8268ee8/t/5994e455893fc0d570a280f1/1502930018282/period007.jpg Home http://www.asthemountainrises.com/contact daily 0.75 2013-12-03 http://www.asthemountainrises.com/about daily 0.75 2013-12-22