Mount Huntington Phantom Wall

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Mount huntington phantom wall. Back to villa wall. Here s the skinny on our climb of the southwest face of huntington. The death valley is far below. The phantom wall due to its hidden nature in the confines of a lower fork of the tokositna had been overlooked completely not easily visible from any vantage point.

The west face couloir is prominent snow ice ramp sloping up the center. After a day of ice climbing we were jawing off about other great days we d had. As seen from the harvard route the phantom wall is quite impressive well deserving of its name. Wall mount hinge kit 3 hinges add to quote.

We landed on the west fork of the tokositna beneath the northeast ridge of mt. The west wall of mount huntington from the tokositna glacier. Or perhaps it was because of the approach required to reach its start 2000 feet below base camp the closest available landing strip. The french ridge arises from the foreground.

Clint gaining the upper park on the harvard route. The upper half of the phantom wall is just visible to the right of the harvard route. The first time paul and i saw a picture of huntington s southwest face we d just stopped in for a beer at lake tahoe s sugar bowl lounge with dave nettle and kevin haddok. The elusive phantom wall as we christened it floated in and out of the mists beckoning us to return.

The third ascent of the phantom wall a new variation or a new bail whatever it was incredible. Then the next rappel took us to a japanese fixed line bleached white and stiff over the years backed up by a marginal 0 5 tri cam. This is one of the most prominent lines in the entire range comparable in length and difficulty with the moonflower buttress. Below us the tremendous south face the phantom wall yawned for thousands of feet into the dark and chaotic depths of the lower tokositna glacier.

The phantom wall due to its hidden nature in the confines of a lower fork of the tokositna had been overlooked completely not easily visible from any vantage point. Or perhaps it was because of the approach required to reach its start 2000 feet below base camp the closest available landing strip. The route was only worthy to be climbed in its entirety. Take your space to the next level.

Customize your way. Helander said he first noticed huntington s south ridge in 2013 when he climbed the phantom wall on the mountain and then later took a flight seeing tour of the alaska range with his family. Pitch three of the phantom wall. Traversing above the bergschrund with the isis face and denali in the morning alpenglow.

New age oak l102. The harvard route follows up the arête just to the right joining the west face couloir route at the top of the ramp. Call it what you want.