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07-JUN-2011 Lejun

"Devil's Thumb"

Copyright © Lewis Scharpf

Close-up of the Devil's Thumb
This is a rock peak on the western edge of the Stikine Icecap in Southeast Alaska.
At 6700 ft NW face, this is the steepest face of this size in North America.
It is one of the most dangerous climbing challenges in North America.

Nikon D300S ,AF-S VR II NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED
1/6400s f/5.6 at 600.0mm iso250 with Nikon TC-20E III Teleconverter 2.0x full exif

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