A climb I had been thinking about for a long time. Good conditions, good partner ... great day.
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SUNRISE RED ON THE SOUTH PEAK OF KATAHDIN FROM CHIMNEY POND, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
SUNRISE RED ON THE SUMMIT OF BAXTER PEAK ( KATAHDIN ) FROM CHIMNEY POND, BAXTER STATE PARK, ME
MORNING LIGHT ON THE NE FACE OF BAXTER PEAK FROM THE LOWER SLOPES OF THE SOUTH BASIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, ME
EARLY MORNING VIEW OF THE WATERFALL ROUTE ON THE SOUTH PEAK, SOUTH BASIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, ME
ERIC SCRANTON MOVING UP THE LONG SNOWFIELD BELOW THE START TO THE 'CILLEY-BARBER' ROUTE, KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
ERIC SCRANTON MIDWAY UP THE LOWER PART OF THE 'CILLEY-BARBER' ROUTE, BAXER PEAK, MAINE
THE 'DILLO DIRECT' AND THE ARMADILLO BUTTRESS IN THE SOUTH BASIN OF KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
ERIC SCRANTON ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE START OF THE 'DILLO DIRECT' ON BAXTER PEAK, KATAHDIN, MAINE
LOOKING UP THE 7 PITCH 'DILLO DIRECT' FROM THE START OF THE REAL CLIMBING, SOUTH BASIN, KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
A FORESHORTENED VIEW OF THE TECHNICAL SECTION OF THE TWO ROUTES DIRECTLY LEFT OF THE ARMADILLO, SOUTH BASIN, KATAHDIN
ERIC SCRANTON CLIMBING ON THE 1ST PITCH OF THE 'DILLO DIRECT', BAXTER PEAK, KATAHDIN, ME
LOOKING OUT AT CHIMNEY POND, THE PAMOLA ICE CLIFSS AND PAMOLA PEAK FROM THE 'DILLO DIRECT', SOUTH BASIN, KATAHDIN, ME
LOOKING UP THE TEMPTING ALTERNATIVE TO THE START OF THE 2ND PITCH
ERIC SCRANTON NEAR THE TOP OF THE 1ST PITCH OF THE 'DILLO DIRECT', BAXTER PEAK, KATAHDIN, ME
PAMOLA AND CHIMNEY PEAKS, SOUTH BASIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, ME
THE UPPER GULLY AND CRUX PITCH OF THE 'CILLEY-BARBER' ROUTE FROM THE 'DILLO DIRECT', BAXTER PEAK, KATAHDIN, MAINE
LOKIING UP PITCHES 3-5 OF THE 'DILLO DIRECT', BAXTER PEAK, KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
ERIC SCRANTON FINISHING THE 2ND PITCH OF THE 'DILLO DIRECT', BAXTER PEAK, KATAHDIN, MAINE
ERIC SCRANTON AT THE BELAY, TOP OF THE 2ND PITCH 'DILLO DIRECT', BAXTER PEAK, KATAHDIN, MAINE
LOOKING DOWN AT CHIMNEY POND AND THE PAMOLA ICE CLIFFS FROM THE CLIMB
ERIC SCRANTON AT THE TOP OF THE 3RD PITCH OF THE 'DILLO DIRECT' IN SOUTH BASIN, BAXTER PEAK, KATAHDIN, MAINE
ERIC SCRANTON LEADING THE 4TH PITCH OF THE 'DILLO DIRECT', BAXTER PEAK, KATAHDIN, ME
ERIC SCRANTON ON THE NARROW RIDGE AT THE TOP OF THE ARMADILLO BUTTRESS, KATAHDIN, MAINE
ERIC SCRANTON BELAYING FROM THE NARROW RIDGE AT THE TOP OF THE ARMADILLO BUTTRESS, KATAHDIN, MAINE
ANOTHER VIEW OF ERIC SCRANTON BELAYING FROM THE TOP OF THE ARMADILLO BUTTRESS, KATAHDIN, MAINE
ERIC SCRANTON MOVING UP THE RIDGE AT THE TOP OF THE ARMADILLO BUTTRESS, KATAHDIN, MAINE
ERIC SCRANTON ON THE SUMMIT RIDGE AT THE TOP OF THE ARMADILLO BUTTRESS, KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
LATE DAY SUN ON THE SOUTH PEAK, KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
LOOKING OUT TO TOGUE PONDS, MILLINOCKET AND PEMADUMCOOK LAKES FROM KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
WALKING THE ICY FLATS NEAR THE TOP OF BAXTER PEAK