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  • Expedition members exult after the first ascent of the north face of Great Sail Peak, an arctic big wall climb on Canada's Baffin Island.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Sail Peaks tower above Stewart Valley, north of Clyde River. Great Sail Peak on right, with climbing route in longest, blankest part of face.
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  • Expedition members exult after the first ascent of the north face of Great Sail Peak, an arctic big wall climb on Canada's Baffin Island.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Mark Synnott belays as Alex Lowe leads extreme aid climbing high on Great Sail Peak, an Arctic, big wall rock climb above frozen lake in Stewart Valley. (MR)
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA. Greg Child, Mark Synnott & Alex Lowe (MR) look for climbing route up Great Sail Peak from frozen lake in remote Stewart Valley, north of Clyde River.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA. Greg Child, Mark Synnott & Alex Lowe (MR) look for climbing route up Great Sail Peak from frozen lake in remote Stewart Valley, north of Clyde River.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Canada. Great Sail Peak.  Route of National Geographic-sponsored first-ascent expedition goes up the North Face, just right of central summit gully.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA. Inuit offerings left on summit of Great Sail Peak by climbing expedition.  Stewart Valley bkg.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Greg Child & Mark Synnott endure extended rain in portaledge camp high on Great Sail Peak, an Arctic big wall rock climb.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Jared Ogden & Alex Lowe enjoy a hot drink in portaledge tent high on Great Sail Peak.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA. John Catto risks a dangerous flare-up while lighting a hanging stove in Portaledge camp, high on Great Sail Peak.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Greg Child (MR) in snowstorm on Great Sail Peak.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Alex Lowe (MR) climbs difficult "aid" high on Great Sail Peak above Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA. Alex Lowe (MR) prepares for hook moves, aid climbing high on Great Sail Peak.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA. Inuit guides tie snomobiles together to tow heavy load up hill en route to Great Sail Peak expedition.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Alex Lowe pushes Inuit snowmobile carrying expedition equipment to Great Sail Peak.
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  • The North Face of Great Sail Peak glows in the midnight sun above purple saxifrage flowers in the Stewart Valley, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.
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  • Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. Looking out of a hanging tent, high up on Great Sail Peak.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada, Alex Lowe surveys unnamed peaks & frozen lake in remote Stewart Valley during rock climbing expedition to Great Sail Peak.
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  • Mountaineer Mark Synnott ferries loads to the base of Great Sail Peak, above fog in Stewart Valley on Canada's Baffin Island.
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  • Great Sail Peak glows in midnight sun above saxifrage flowers in the  Stewart Valley on Canada's Baffin Island.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Alex Lowe (MR) reaches summit of Great Sail Peak after month-long big wall climb above Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. A sleepy Mark Synnott belays a climber from inside his Portaledge, high on Great Sail Peak, an Arctic big wall climb.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA. Mark Synnott, exhausted by hauling huge bags up Great Sail Peak. Jared Ogden helps.  Stewart Valley below. (MR)
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Alex Lowe (MR) climbs difficult "aid" high on Great Sail Peak above Stewart Valley.
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  • Mountaineers relax during a month-long, big-wall ascent of Great Sail Peak.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Alex Lowe & Greg Child (MR) haul heavy loads onto ledge on Great Sail Peak, above frozen lake in Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Mark Synnott (MR) rappels down huge Great Sail Peak after ferrying loads to a high camp.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Alex Lowe (MR) peers thru binoculars at rock climbing route up huge Great Sail Peak, above Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Canada.  Alex Lowe - who could do 400 pull-ups - works out in base camp, Great Sail Peak.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada.  Alex Lowe (MR) ascends rope above hanging camp on Great Sail Peak, on last day of month-long, Arctic big wall climb above frozen lake in Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Alex Lowe aid climbs high on Great Sail Peak, an Arctic big wall rock climb above frozen lake in Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA. Photographer's shadow leaps over Alex Lowe, aid climbing high on Great Sail Peak. Stewart Valley below.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA. Alex Lowe makes difficult hook moves, aid climbing high above Stewart Valley on Great Sail Peak. (MR)
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  • Alex Lowe looks for gear to use on a very difficult aid climbing pitch, high up Great Sail Peak on Canada's Baffin Island.
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  • Greg Child & the late Alex Lowe stand at base of Great Sail Peak, above fog in the dramatic Stewart Valley, on Canada's Baffin Island.
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  • Alex Lowe climbs on a boulder at the base camp for big wall climbing expedition up Great Sail Peak (not visible) on Canada's Baffin Island.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Helicopter retrieves equipment after Great Sail Peak big wall climbing expedition.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Canada. Great Sail Peak reflected in snow-melt pool, beside saxifrage flowers. Nunavut Territory.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. North face of Great Sail Peak glows in midnight sun, Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Mark Synnott & Greg Child (MR) endure rain & wind during descent from month-long, big wall rock climbing expedition on Great Sail Peak.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Rock climbers's haul bags on Great Sail Peak after month-long big wall expedition. Stewart Valley & frozen lake bkg.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, CANADA. Stewart Valley  from summit of Great Sail Peak.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada, Hanging Portaledge camp & haul bags under overhang, high on Great Sail Peak. (MR)
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  • MOUNTAINEERING. Alex Lowe & Greg Child sleep atop Great Sail peak after month-long big wall climb on north face of an arctic cliff.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Jared Ogden & Greg Child on summit of Great Sail Peak, after month-long big wall climb above Stewart Valley. (MR)
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Mark Synnott (MR) free climbs below summit of Great Sail Peak, an Arctic big wall climb above Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA.  Alex Lowe (MR) climbs fixed rope above hanging bivouac on Great Sail Peak, Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada.  Alex Lowe (MR) ascends rope above hanging camp on Great Sail Peak, on last day of month-long, Arctic big wall climb above frozen lake in Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Alex Lowe aid climbs high on Great Sail Peak, an Arctic big wall rock climb above frozen lake in Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Canada, Jared Ogden jumars above bivvy high on Great Sail Peak.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Alex Lowe (MR) monitors climbing progress on radio from Portaledge camp on Great Sail Peak, an Arctic big wall climb.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Canada, Alex Lowe reads in portaledge high on Great Sail Peak.
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  • MOUNTAINEERING. Alex Lowe in portaledge camp high on overhanging granite wall on Great Sail Peak, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada, Mark Synnott views midnight sun from Portaledge camp, halfway up Great Sail Peak, an Arctic big wall climb above frozen lake in Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Greg Child (MR) makes awkward aid climbing moves during rain storm high on Great Sail Peak, an Arctic big wall climb above Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Greg Child climbs into storm above Portaledge camp, halfway up Great Sail Peak, an Arctic big wall rock climb.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Mark Synnott, exhausted by hauling huge bags up Great Sail Peak, an Arctic big wall climb above Stewart Valley. Jared Ogden helps. (MR)
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Portaledge bivouac camp, during big wall rock climbing expedition on Great Sail Peak.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Greg Child (MR) sets up tent in snowstorm during Great Sail Peak expedition.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Alex Lowe (MR) broods about injured knee during remote Great Sail Peak expedition.
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  • ALEX LOWE during Great Sail Peak expedition, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Big wall rock climbing camp half way up Great Sail Peak, a huge Arctic cliff above Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Canada, Climbers on huge ledge, Great Sail Peak, above frozen lake in Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Alex Lowe prepares to rappel, high on Great Sail Peak, an Arctic big wall climb above frozen lake in Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA. Photographer's shadow leaps over Alex Lowe, aid climbing high on Great Sail Peak. Stewart Valley below.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA. Alex Lowe makes difficult hook moves, aid climbing high above Stewart Valley on Great Sail Peak. (MR)
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA. Alex Lowe (MR) makes difficult hook moves, aid climbing high on Great Sail Peak, an Arctic big wall rock climb.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA. Alex Lowe makes difficult hook moves, aid climbing high above Stewart Valley on Great Sail Peak. (MR)
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA. Alex Lowe makes difficult hook moves, aid climbing high above Stewart Valley on Great Sail Peak. (MR)
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. John Catto films Jared Ogden & Mark Synnott (MR) high on 4000' granite face of Great Sail Peak, an Arctic big wall climb.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Arctic midnight sunset over foggy Stewart Valley, from Great Sail Peak.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Arctic midnight sunset over Stewart Valley, from Great Sail Peak.
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  • A mountaineer aid climbs high up a big wall on Great Sail Peak, a massive cliff on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Alex Lowe, bathed in Arctic midnight sun, rappels from day's high point on upper wall of Great Sail Peak, an extreme northern big-wall rock climb.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Alex Lowe (MR) clowns during Arctic big-wall climbing expedition on Great Sail Peak.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Jared Ogden & Greg Child (MR) relax in Arctic midnight sunlight after long day climbing high on Great Sail Peak, a huge cliff above frozen lake in Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Jared Ogden & John Catto relax after long day climbing high on huge cliffs of Great Sail Peak. Stewart Valley bkg.
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  • MOUNTAINEERING. Alex Lowe & Mark Synnott ascend ropes on Great Sail Peak, a 4000-foot monolith north of the Arctic Circle on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Alex Lowe (MR) leads a very difficult aid pitch, high on Great Sail Peak, an Arctic big-wall rock climb. If he falls, all anchors (except his belay) could pull out.
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  • Mountaineer Mark Synnott dozes during a ten hour belay as Alex Lowe leads extreme aid climbing on Great Sail Peak, an Arctic big-wall rock climb on Canada's Baffin Island. (An automatic belay device would catch a fall).
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  • ROCK CLIMBING. Climbing hardware stored at a big-wall belay station, including (L to R) chocks, camming devices (cams), slings & pitons. Great Sail Peak expedition, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Alex Lowe (MR) uses drill to place bolt for belay station on  Great Sail Peak, an Arctic big wall rock climb.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada, Mark Synnott (MR) free climbs on first pitch of upper wall, Great Sail Peak, an Arctic big wall rock climb.
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  • Stewart Valley, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. A mountaineer free climbs high on Great Sail Peak's huge north face.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Jared Ogden (MR) during big wall climbing expedition to Great Sail Peak in Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Mark Synnott (MR), tired from hauling heavy load up Great Sail Peak during Arctic big wall climb.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Mark Synnott (MR) carries a heavy load onto ledge on Great Sail Peak, above frozen lake in Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. John Catto (MR) drags big haul bags with pulley system, en route to high camp on huge Great Sail Peak, above frozen lake in Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Alex Lowe (MR) hauls loads to a high camp on huge Great Sail Peak, above frozen lake in Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA. Climbers approach towering cliff on Great Sail Peak, a route that will take 5 weeks to ascend.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. John Catto (MR) carries heavy haul bag up Great Sail Peak, above Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. John Catto (MR) carries heavy haul bag up Great Sail Peak, above Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Climbers on steep lower wall, Great Sail Peak (Stewart Valley)
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Canada. Greg Child clowns about expedition sponsorship at base camp, Great Sail Peak.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA. Greg Child (MR) bouldering at base camp during big wall climbing expedition to Great Sail Peak.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Alex Lowe starts up first pitch of month-long climb on north face of Great Sail Peak, above Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Alex Lowe (MR) harnesses up at start of Great Sail Peak big wall climbing expedition.
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  • Mountaineer Mark Synnott ferries loads to the base of Great Sail Peak, above fog in Stewart Valley on Canada's Baffin Island.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Jared Ogden, Mark Synnott & Alex Lowe (MR) at base of Great Sail Peak, above fog in Stewart Valley.
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