tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-259939422011-12-06T15:35:47.605-08:00Climbing in Alaska by Joe PuryearJoe Puryearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961673853969677332noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25993942.post-135752758821499682011-12-06T15:35:00.000-08:002011-12-06T15:35:47.615-08:00

On October 27, 2010, Joe Puryear died while climbing in Tibet. Just before he departed for his last adventure, Joe set up the joepuryearimages.com website to feature his photography and make it available for others to purchase and enjoy. These images are stunning and capture Joe's vision of the world. His enthusiasm and love for exploration are present in each photo and hopefully will inspire

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Check back here as I try to fill in 15+ years of climbing in the Alaska Range...Thanks! Joe

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Alaska Climbing: The Definitive Guidebook to the Central Alaska Range. by Joseph PuryearPraise for Alaska Climbing:"If the Alaska Range is on your list, this is your guide! Puryear's vast experience backed with SuperTopo lead the way." - Mike Gauthier, Author, Mount Rainier, a climbing guide"Don't leave home without it! Joe pulled together the legendary classic routes and put them all in

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Chad Kellogg and I spent a few weeks in the remote Kichatna Mountains of the Alaska Range. We managed to climb Kichatna Spire by a new route. This was the eighth ascent of the mountain by its seventh route to the summit. The Black Crystal Arête is the first route to tackle the peak’s southern aspect by climbing the slender ridge that splits its south and east faces.Kichatna Spire from the Shadows

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In mid-June, Chris McNamara and I traveled to the Ruth Gorge in the Alaska Range. Our first objective was the 2,700-foot Cobra Pillar on Mt. Barrill (VI, 5.11, C1, 23 pitches). After much work and many tries, the first ascent of this route was made by Jim Donini and Jack Tackle over 6-days in June of 1991. Two subsequent ascent were made in 3 and 2 days. Our goal was to make the 4th ascent and do

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After climbing The Cobra Pillar, The Southwest Face of Hut Tower, and the West Pillar of the Eye Tooth, Chris and I were ready to get on a new route. We found that the rock in the basin of the Eye Tooth, Wisdom Tooth, and the Stump was exceptionally good. After two tries we put together the route Goldfinger (IV, 5.11, 12 pitches), which takes a direct line up the left of two major dihedrals

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