Name: James Peak: North Face
Rating: 3.0

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Fun line that needs to be filled in properly, this is not usually in.

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Pick your favorite line right down the North Face, there's no right or wrong here.

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Jake Albright

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3.0 from 1 vote

#16

in Indian Peaks

#761

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#16

in Indian Peaks

#314

in Colorado

#761

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Mar 26, 2018 near Winter…, CO

Mar 28, 2018 near Winter…, CO

Looking back at the entire NF line of James from near Rodgers Pass Lake.

Feb 5, 2024 near Winter…, CO

Looking back at the lower pitches of the NF of James Peak.

Feb 5, 2024 near Winter…, CO

Apr 19, 2021 near Winter…, CO

Looking down the thin upper portions of the north face of James.

Feb 5, 2024 near Winter…, CO

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Feb 4, 2024

Jake Albright

line was in good shape after this weekend's storm, boney for the first couple hundred feet below the summit & then deep powder down to the basin

Apr 17, 2021

Jake Albright

Slog! 13mi — 8h 00m

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Trudging up the ridge through wet spring snow. Way in the background, on the left side, sits a few of Boulder's foothills; Sanitas, Flagstaff, and Green Mountain.

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Lower down, maybe 2/3 of the way out on "First Shot"

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James Peak: North Face

“A great alternative to St Mary's Glacier, for a more difficult approach and descent of James Peak from East Portal. ”

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Crater Lakes Couloir #4

North Arapaho Lakes

Arapaho Lakes

Zero Creek

Arapaho Gully

Parking Lot Glades

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