Photos
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Bell Mountain from Idaho 28.
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Bell Mountain from my work camp along Wet Creek in the Little Lost River valley.
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The peak’s west face viewed from the roughly 10,000 feet.
April 1980
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Dana and Samantha dodging snow drifts above treeline.
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Dana and Samantha enjoying a break on a snow free section of the ridge.
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The upper west ridge and face April 1980.
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Looking down the west ridge April 1980. The deep snow is hidden in the trees.
August 1980
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Looking down the west face, August 1980.
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Finally, the summit August 1980.
2004
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The rugged approach to the South West Gully.
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The West Face with the South West Gully just left of center.
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Looking down the gully.
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An ice bulge sat at the base of the narrowest section of the gully.
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The team climbing the lower half of the gully.
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Tom Lopez on the snowy summit in 2004.
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Climbing the southwest gully 2004. Dan Robbins Photo
2020
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The lower west face August 2020. The two nearly invisible climbers in the photo provide perspective.
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The initial part of the climb will wake you up. Clint Barg Photo
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The west face is no place for people with vertigo.
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Steve Grantham working his way around the toughest obstacle on the west ridge.
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Blaine, Bill and Jay below me just before I dislodged the rock.
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The original register is long gone.
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From Left to right. Jay Krajic, Terry Lee, Steve Grantham, Blaine Chandler, Alex Feldman, Matthew Durrant, Bill Manny, Tom Lopez and Clint Barg. Jay Krajic Photo
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Many climb for the view.
Miscellaneous
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