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  1. 04-27-2013, 05:39 PM #1
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    Aguille blanche, first repeat after 29 years

    http://www.snowhow.it/pagina%20foto/.../blanche13.htm

    Look the de benedetti section of steep if y want to know more
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    Great Photos!
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    Awesome pics

    If I recall correctly, this guy did the first repeat on the other face of the Aiguille Blanche a couple of years ago
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    Awesome stuff right there!!!
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    Here's an account from a Brit who snuck down there a couple of days later. His photos aren't great but it's an interesting write-up

    http://ben-briggs.com/2013/04/27/aig...rey-east-face/
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    jesus.... i would stand there and get and exposure heart attack.
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    Meh. Much tougher stuff at Killington.






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    Quote Originally Posted by BGSTi_403 View Post
    If I recall correctly, this guy did the first repeat on the other face of the Aiguille Blanche a couple of years ago
    yeah, tow years ago
    http://vimeo.com/12465276

    crazy how the line they skied now looked back than...

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    Ya that is sick! Awesome.

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    Quote Originally Posted by freak View Post
    yeah, tow years ago
    http://vimeo.com/12465276

    crazy how the line they skied now looked back than...

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    I remember that video. Has the line between these 2 been skied? looks fairly filled in at the end of the video but all this is on a level so far beyond my own that I can only guess.

    The picture looking down at the glacier is terrifying, well done!
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    Definition of the term 'extreme skiing'.

    Not all of the photos seem to reflect the real steepness and exposure of this rowdy line.
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  18. 04-29-2013, 07:28 AM #18
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    and that there's a fine ski line! skiable the whole way. pure. nice to see winter hats in use too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bottleman View Post
    Meh. Much tougher stuff at Killington.


    ...and the core skiers at Killington wouldn't be wearing no pussy harnesses like those gomer yuros do.

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    well that looks terrifying
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    Love the pictures looking down on the broken glacier
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    Quote Originally Posted by subtle plague View Post
    jesus.... i would stand there and get and exposure heart attack.
    word. that and some severly stained shorts.
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    A question and a note.

    Why is the snow on the opposite hill all cracked, and

    This will earn the skiers a PSIA Level 1 certification. I bet they won't even have to take the test. Aw shoot, one's a snowboarder, he'll never learn.
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    Quote Originally Posted by adimmen View Post
    Love the pictures looking down on the broken glacier
    I've skied a much, much mellower line on the skier's left of that glacier, looking up at the line in question. It's everything it's being described as.
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