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\nThe Canadian-American trio of Jason Kruk, Will Stanhope, and Matt Segal have completed the first free ascent of the west face of Howser Spire\u2019s Central Tower in the Bugaboos at 5.12+.
\nHowser Spire is a group of three granite peaks, and is the highest\u00a0mountain of the Bugaboo , located at the southwest corner of the Vowell Glacier , within the Bugaboo mountain range, in British Columbia, Canada.
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\nOn the West Face of the South Tower was traced by \u00a0F. Beckey e Y. Chouinard on 1961 August 8\\9 a route which is\u00a0considered one of the best free climbs of Canada; the North Tower was first ascended on 1916 with a climb that started the\u00a0mountaineering activity in Bugaboos; highly desired by the climbers its beautiful western face, nearly 1000 meters of vertical rock.
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\nThe smaller Central Tower was climbed \u00a0on 1955 by the North Ridge; the west face only in 1999, first in the month of July\u00a0by Offenbacher\u00a0and Davis who did \u201cFear and Desire\u201d and then – \u00a0one week later –\u00a0\u00a0by Sean Isaac\u00a0and Brian Webster\u00a0with Chocolate Fudge Brownie VI 5.9 A2 a line that\u00a0begins in common with the first three pitches of "Fear and Desire", then continues straight up the right hand pillar.
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\nKruk, Segal and Stanhope used a three-pitch variation to free-climb Chocolate Fudge Brownie. After being weathered off the route once, they climbed the 10-pitch face in a long day, with the crux coming with a steep slab traverse to the right to avoid an un-freeable roof. Stanhope and Segal both took whippers from the crux before Kruk was able to link the moves, opening the door to the North Vancouver\/Miami Variation.\u00a0
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\nThen the trio added Hazel Findlay to the team for a free attempt on Sendero Norte, \u00a0where Stanhope led the crux fingertrip crack at 5.12+.\u00a0
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\nSource: Jason Kruk blog and climbing .com
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