The Northwest Face of Kichatna Spire

Today we head into the Kichatna Spires - a compact subrange of monolithic granite towers located just south of Denali. In early June, North American climbers Graham Zimmerman, Dave Allfrey and Whit Magro, headed into the Kichatna’s - their sites set on a new line up the beautiful northwest face of the ranges namesake - Kichatna Spire. Although many parties attempting lines in the Kichatna’s get hammered by bad weather and poor conditions, the trio was blessed by the mountain gods - which allowed them to make a first ascent in an enjoyable and safe manner. The climb, which the team named ‘The Pace of Comfort’ - takes a steep line left of the 1979 Embick and Bridwell route, and goes at Grade VI 5.10, A3+, M6, 70° snow. Here’s Graham Zimmerman’s account of this amazing journey. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Notes Special thanks to Graham Zimmerman More info about 'The Pace Of Comfort' on Kichatna Spire: Explorers Web Climbing Produced by Evan Phillips Editing & Sound Design by Pod Peak Support The Firn Line Patreon PayPal Merch Sponsors Alaska Rock Gym The Hoarding Marmot

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The Northwest Face of Kichatna Spire is an episode from The Firn Line by Pod Peak .

This episode is 00:31:49 long.

This episode was published on Jun 19, 2022.

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