A Good Reason to Bail – Pic of the Day

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[singlepic id=111 w=400 float=left]   This pic was taken (of me) at the base of La Esfinge (The Sphinx) in Peru’s Corderilla Blanca after we had rappelled from midway when a storm came in.   La Esfinge is a 2,500 ft. rock face that tops out at over 17,000 ft.   I was attempting the climb with my buddy Jack. We woke the next morning to more snow and then bailed back to Huaraz.   Jack and I went off to climb Talliraju, but got stormed off of that too.   I returned to La Esfinge a few weeks later and climbed the wall in a day with my wife Lisa and her brother Carter.   It snowed on us on that ascent as well, but not enough to warrant retreat.

More photos of our trip to Peru here.

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