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Posted by Kevin MacKenzie,
North Country explorer from

February 17, 2018 —

Two ice climbing routes, possibly the best ice ever I've climbed, went up with friends Laura Duncan (first woman to add a route in the remote Panther Gorge) and Brent Elliot. Both are located in a deep fracture on Mt. Marcy in Panther Gorge. Read the full account with route details, photos and video here: https://www.summitpost.org/scylla-and-charybdis-in-panther-gorge/1016838

Route Location

Chimneys of Charybdis

Laura Duncan and Brent Elliott at Various Locations

Kevin leading Charybdis (left) and following Scylla (right). Photo by Brent Elliott

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Panther Gorge-Scylla and Charybdis