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# Extreme ChaXi: Rocky Mountain Mountaineering
- URL: https://www.cultofquality.com/extreme-chaxi-rocky-mountain-mountaineering/
- Published: 2021-06-14T04:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-01-03T22:18:51.000Z
- Author: Jason Cohen
- Tags: Extreme Chaxi

Not content to leave our adventures to the hot and dry desert, we exchanged our crashpads and climbing chalk for crampons and ice axes.

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A walk in the park.

Starting the team off with a mid-level alpine route, we hit the trailhead around 6am. Our objective – to summit the ridge-line above Emerald Lake via a couloir. We hiked past the main trail, onto the snow fields, fitted our crampons, and put our axes in hand.

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A few hours of climbing, and warm from the exertion, I stripped down to a t-shirt and gloves, even in the deep year-round snow. We roped up near the top, and made it to the ridge before the afternoon thunderstorms rolled in.

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A momentary break on the ridge.

We pulled out a thermos of high-roast HongShui Oolong in celebration.

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Extreme ChaXi!

The team enjoyed the view while sipping our tea, before gearing up for the descent.

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Congrats to Ryan and Nancy for their first Mountaineering Objective!