tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198800.post3981448115118019143..comments2023-10-17T08:20:16.111-06:00Comments on The Mountain World: Peruvian FlakesDougald MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12084708125730430530noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198800.post-88589128807788620362008-01-19T08:07:00.000-07:002008-01-19T08:07:00.000-07:00Update: I spoke with Davenport yesterday, and he h...Update: I spoke with Davenport yesterday, and he has abandoned his plan for skiing Alpamayo this year, because he has too much else on his plate. The season for skiing big faces in Peru overlaps too much with another big project for this spring: the iconic Alpine faces.Dougald MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12084708125730430530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198800.post-72067321462930675932008-01-18T08:05:00.000-07:002008-01-18T08:05:00.000-07:00George Bell did some sleuthing and determined that...George Bell did some sleuthing and determined that Benoit Chamoux, Eric Favret, and André Genand (FR) skied the northwest face of Alpamayo in early June 2003, one of a whirlwind of extreme ski descents they did in the Cordillera Blanca that year. However, the French were not able to ski from the summit of Alpamayo; they startedabout 200 feet below the top. The summit ridge of this classic peak is often heavily corniced, and many climbers call it good at the top of the face. So, Davenport still has the chance for a first complete descent, but he'll have to be very lucky with conditions on the final ridge.Dougald MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12084708125730430530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198800.post-9474153926214869302007-12-21T12:10:00.000-07:002007-12-21T12:10:00.000-07:00I'm pretty sure the Ferrari face on Alpamayo has b...I'm pretty sure the Ferrari face on Alpamayo has been skiied, but maybe not from the summit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198800.post-77219012471691534462007-12-19T11:29:00.000-07:002007-12-19T11:29:00.000-07:00Sure, but he's already skied that one...Sure, but he's already skied that one...Dougald MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12084708125730430530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198800.post-39933378121407734562007-12-19T11:25:00.000-07:002007-12-19T11:25:00.000-07:00The 14ers in CO and CA are not all the 14ers in th...The 14ers in CO and CA are not all the 14ers in the lower 48: <BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_TahomaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com