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Skiing up the north ridge on South Twin.Looking up at the other team as they ditch their skis and prepare for the final ascent on foot. The terrain is much steeper than it appears here.Skiing up the north ridge on South Twin. West Twin on the left and Alberta, Twins Tower and North Twin on the right.Trying to see what happened up slope.TJ and JW work on setting up a crevasse rescue high on South Twins north ridge. At this point we still had no idea if Anton was OK or not.JW sets up an anchor.I love Tsar Mountain's profile!On the right side of the hole, JW is now ready to haul on the 6:1 rescue system he built. On a 40 degree ice slope.Looking north past Mount Alberta.Huge ice chunks are right above Anton and will injure him seriously if he's not careful (photo by Anton Baser)Anton's icy prison. Note the huge icicles and the incredible amount of 'digging in' the rope did!Anton's icy prison. Note the huge icicles and the incredible amount of 'digging in' the rope did!Huge ice chunks are right above Anton and will injure him seriously if he's not careful (photo by Anton Baser)Helen's team sits below South Twin.Almost free!
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