Black Diamond – Northwest face of South Howser Tower
Black Diamond athlete and tech rep J.P. Ouelet bagged the first ascent of The Wandering Direct in Canada’s iconic Bugaboos this past July and sent us this video. Nice job on the FA, PeeWee! To read his report and see some photos from the climb, go to: ================================================================================== Matt McCormick and I spent 2 weeks in the East Creek basecamp in the Bugaboos. We had our sights on the Northwest face of South Howser Tower. We got rained off a couple pitches up on our first attempt. But managed to climb the route on our second try, but...
Read MoreBlack Diamond – Northwest face of South Howser Tower
Black Diamond athlete and tech rep J.P. Ouelet bagged the first ascent of The Wandering Direct in Canada’s iconic Bugaboos this past July and sent us this video. Nice job on the FA, PeeWee! To read his report and see some photos from the climb, go to: ================================================================================== Matt McCormick and I spent 2 weeks in the East Creek basecamp in the Bugaboos. We had our sights on the Northwest face of South Howser Tower. We got rained off a couple pitches up on our first attempt. But managed to climb the route on our second try, but...
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