by Erik Packard » Sun Dec 08, 2019 6:30 pm
Perhaps you have been fooled by perspective? The W contour has been hand leveled higher by none other than Bob Packard. Perspective here can be quite misleading as when near the E contour the land behind the W contour is much higher making it "feel" like the W contour is lower. Been meaning to go out to bag Eagle's Nest Rock since it wasn't on LOJ the other times I had done 5750. So went out there today with my cheap level to kill two birds with one stone. Here's the history as I recall. LOJ originally had summit on E contour. Had been out there with my young daughters (and no level) and agreed, but did not think it was obvious. Only one of my daughters went out with me to the W contour. Later my dad, with his very nice level, climbed it and told me the W contour was higher. As I was little surprised, although not shocked, I remember asking him how sure he was and he had no doubt. Later took the daughter that missed the W contour out there to remedy the situation. I at the time still did not have a level. Today with my cheap level I agree the W contour is higher, perhaps by just 1 foot. I wouldn't call it a slam dunk but conclusive.
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Erik Packard on Sun Dec 08, 2019 7:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.