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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. Expedition snowmobiles into Stewart Valley, a setting of huge polar cliffs.
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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. 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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  • 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. Inuit hunters surround fishing hole they are chopping in frozen lake in Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Inuit hunter, Jayko Apak (MR), chops fishing hole in frozen lake in Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Inuit snowmobiles pull mountaineering expedition members across frozen lake in remote Stewart Valley, north of Clyde River.  The temperature is below zero, F, and Sail Peaks are in background.
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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.  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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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. Sail Peaks tower above Stewart Valley on right.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA. Ski equipped Twin Otter bush plane flies over unnamed granite crags above Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Bathed in midnight sunlight, Great Sail Peak, which towers above the Stewart Valley, north of Clyde River, is reflected in a snow-melt pool, beside purple saxifrage flowers (Saxifraga oppositifolia).
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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. North face of Great Sail Peak glows in midnight sun, Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, CANADA. Stewart Valley  from summit of Great Sail Peak.
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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. 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.  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) 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. Mountaineer Alex Lowe, in hanging camp, hears on radio that leaders are near summit of Great Sail Peak. Stewart Valley bkg. (MR)
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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. 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. Alex Lowe (MR) under midnight sun, Great Sail Peak, above foggy Stewart Valley, north of Arctic Circle.
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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. Alex Lowe (MR) climbs difficult "aid" high on Great Sail Peak above Stewart Valley.
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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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  • The midnight sun circles over fog and cliffs above the Stewart Valley
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Arctic midnight sunset over Stewart Valley, from Great Sail Peak.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Purple (Arctic) Saxifrage (Saxifragaceae oppositifolia), one of northernmost flowers, growing in Stewart Valley.
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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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  • 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) carries a heavy load onto ledge on Great Sail Peak, above frozen lake in Stewart Valley.
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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. 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. Alex Lowe (MR) peers thru binoculars at rock climbing route up huge 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, Nunavut, Canada. Frozen lake & Stewart Valley from base of Great Sail Peak.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada.  Unnamed cliffs above Stewart Valley, north of Clyde River.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Unnamed crags above Stewart Valley.
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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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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Jared Ogden (MR) exults as expedition snowmobiles up Stewart Valley to Sail Peaks (bkg).
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA.  Expedition stops to repair snowmobiles on Remote Peninsula, between Sam Ford Fjord and Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA.  Expedition stops to repair snowmobiles on Remote Peninsula, between Sam Ford Fjord and Stewart Valley.
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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. Moon over unnamed granite spire in the Stewart Valley.
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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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  • 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, 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) 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. 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. 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. 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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  • A rock climber belays above foggy Stewart Valley, high on Great Sail Peak.
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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. Alex Lowe & John Catto (MR) relax after long day climbing on 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) sorts equipment for Arctic big wall climb on huge Great Sail Peak, above frozen lake in Stewart Valley.
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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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  • 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. Inuit hunter, snowmobile and kamatik sled in Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada.  Expedition snowmobiles up Stewart Valley towards Sail Peaks (bkg).
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  • 3,000 feet above the ground on a huge, overhanging granite cliff - the northernmost big wall climb yet attempted at the time - mountaineer Greg Child pounds a piton into a thin crack that is the only route upwards.  He is lit by frigid midnight sun, north of the Arctic Circle, and progress was so slow that the team required nearly a month to complete the route.
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  • Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. Looking out of a hanging tent, high up on Great Sail Peak.
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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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  • 3,000 feet above the ground on a huge, overhanging granite cliff - the northernmost big wall climb yet attempted at the time - mountaineer Greg Child pounds a piton into a thin crack that is the only route upwards.  He is lit by frigid midnight sun, north of the Arctic Circle, and progress was so slow that the team required nearly a month to complete the route.
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  • Mountaineers relax during a month-long, big-wall ascent of Great Sail Peak.
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  • A Big Wall climber hauls heavy bags up an Arctic cliff on Baffin Island.
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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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  • Greg Child rides in a komatik sled pulled by a snowmobile, en route to a climbing expedition on Great Sail Peak north of the Arctic Circle on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.
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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, Canada, Jared Ogden ascends Great Sail Peak, Stewart Valley bkg. Nunavut, Canada
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND. Jared Ogden ascends Great Sail Peak, Stewart Valley bkg. Nunavut, Canada. (MR)
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Greg Child (MR) places piton, extreme aid (A4+) pitch, high on Great Sail Peak, above Stewart Valley.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND. Jared Ogden ascends Great Sail Peak, Stewart Valley bkg. Nunavut, Canada. (MR)
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND. Jared Ogden ascends Great Sail Peak, Stewart Valley bkg. Nunavut, Canada. (MR)
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA. Greg Child ascends rope high on Great Sail Peak, above fog in Stewart Valley. (MR)
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  • Midnight sun on the Sail Peaks reflects in a lake in the Stewart Valley, north of the Arctic Circle on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Reflection on lake in Stewart Valley, between Sam Ford & Gibbs Fjords, north of Clyde River.
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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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  • A mountaineers hikes above the remote, cloud-filled Stewart Valley on Canada's Baffin Island - a landscaped akin to California's Yosemite.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Nunavut, Canada. Greg Child (MR) balances in aid slings on extreme A4+ pitch high above Stewart Valley on Great Sail Peak.
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