10 Jan Mugs Stump Award 2011

 
The Mugs Stump Award is given annually to climbers attempting alpine climbing objectives that exemplify fast, light and clean tactics. The awards are a tribute to the late Mugs Stump, one most prolific and visionary climbers of United States until his death in a crevasse fall in Alaska in May 1992."
"Best known for his first ascent of the Emperor Face on Mount Robson in the Canadian Rockies and his triptych of brilliant Alaskan climbs—the East Face of the Moose’s Tooth, the Moonflower Buttress on Mount Hunter, and a one-day solo of Denali’s Cassin Ridge—Mugs was the complete climber, adept at all forms of the game. Both a dedicated athlete and a seeker after a higher truth beyond the physical manifestations of his sport, he saw climbing as a celebration of boldness, purity and simplicity."
from Mug Stumps Award website
 
 
Winners of the 2011 Mugs Stump Awards  have been announced: 7 small teams will receive a total a grant for their lightweight, clean expeditions to unclimbed objectives:
Kyle Dempster, K7,  Pakistan, with Kelly Cordes.
Colin Haley, Ogre II,  Pakistan; with Bjorn-Eivind Artun 
Dylan Johnson, Mount Dickey, Alaska; with John Frieh and Roger Strong
Damien Kelly, Mount Waddington, British Columbia, Canada; with Jim Martinello.
Mike Libecki, unnamed peak, Russia
Steve Su, Pumari Chhish East,  Pakistan; with Bruce Miller and Doug Chabot.
 
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