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Havachatwithhexy... 5-Apr-2005 At 4:59:31 PM HEX

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<--- well, maybe just a little bit ....................................hehehe !

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Monday, April 4, 2005 by Jon Nermut
>3rd Ascent of the Great Flake, Frenchmans
>Garn Cooper and Gerry Narcowicz have done the Great Flake at Frenchmans, >possibly only the 3rd ascent. The crux (22) was the 10' roof but Gerry said most of it >was over 18 with not so good protection and they took 12 hours, which is quite a while for such >an experienced crew. Must be quite an outing. He said it was a great climb...

Ist Ascent : Kim Carrigan & Evelyn Lees (USA) , circa 1982
2nd Ascent : Phil Bigg etal --- had an epic in the rain ..., circa 1986

There's an excellent TR , by Kim, somewhere in da mags ... apparently one of his most satisfying routes ever ...

& take at least 10 tube chocks with ya ...

...& a parachute --- the East Face (which finishes right at the summit) was BASE jumped in the 1990s ... if you don't manage to land on the heli-pad next to the hut, you will probably find your self shishkabobbed on a celery-top-pine:D

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