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Bollinger West Face - 1994

First tried in 1979, we came to learn later that Alan and Skeeter Catabriga did the first complete ascent of pillar two weeks before we did. At half height, where their crux pitch went straight up, Mike and I went slightly right and French freed a short pitch after which we hit upon our crux pitch. After that, two more mellow rope lengths got us to the top. I don't think the two routes shared any ground after that ledge half way up the route.  

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MEADOW GRASS, SHADOW LAKE AND BOLLINGER TO SHARKS NOSE

SUNSET, W FACE OF MT BOLLINGER, BRIDGER WILDERNESS, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING

CLOSE-UP OF EVENING LIGHT ON THE W FACE OF MT BOLLINGER, SHADOW LAKE REGION, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING

MIKE LEADING PITCH 4, WEST BUTTRESS OF MT BOLLINGER, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING

MIKE FOLLOWING PITCH 5, WEST BUTTRESS OF MT BOLLINGER, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY

MIKE FOLLOWING PITCH 5, WEST BUTTRESS OF MT BOLLINGER, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING

MIKE FOLLOWING PITCH 5, WEST BUTTRESS OF MT BOLLINGER, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING

MIKE LEADING THE STELLAR PITCH 7 ON THE W BUTTRESS OF MT BOLLINGER - (IV 5.9A1), WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING

MIKE FOLLOWING PITCH 8 ON THE WEST BUTTRESS OF MT BOLLINGER, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING

ANOTHER VIEW OF MIKE ON PITCH 8, WEST BUTTRESS OF MT BOLLINGER

MIKE LEADING PITCH 9, W BUTTRESS OF MT BOLLINGER, WIND RIVER RANGE

MIKE KEATING AND PETER COLE AT THE SUMMIT OF MT BOLLINGER


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