Sharing Stories from the Climbing Community
Photo by P. Ourom
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List of Stories
- El Capitan Mescalito Wall
- El Capitan Shield Wall
- El Capitan Zodiac Wall-1
- El Capitan Zodiac Wall-2
- Genius Loci-Squamish
- John Rosholt Memorial
- Laps on the Grand
- Mt Slesse Fraser Ribber
- Mt Slesse Heart of Darkness
- Mt Slesse Introduction
- Mt Slesse N.E. Buttress
- Outward Bound 1984
- Saving Canada-The Beginning
- Saving Canada-The Mountain
- Saving Canada-The Stunt
Mt Slesse, The Heart of Darkness
Written by Peder Ourom
Mt Slesse, Heart of Darkness, climbing above the ice pitch, 1980. Photo by Peder Ourom.
After my successful ascent with Joe, our thoughts now turned to a winter ascent. To the right of the northeast Buttress, there is a huge gulley on Slesse. It’s a scary place, north facing and surrounded by monster feeder walls that continually avalanche during storms. We named it The Heart of Darkness. We had enlisted the technically skilled climber Perry Beckham to help increase our chances of success, and he was very keen to join in.