#lost arrow spire

[womblegrinch]

Ansel Adams (1902-1984) - Ascent of the ‘Lost Arrow’, Yosemite Valley

Gelatin silver print. Taken in 1947, an early print.

12.9 x 10.4 inches, 32.7 x 26.4 cm. Estimate: US$8,000-12,000.

Sold Sotheby’s, New York, 17 Feb 2022 for US$27,720 incl B.P.

Taken in Sept 1947, the photo shows John Salathé and Anton (Ax) Nelson becoming the first climbers to achieve the ground-up, five-day ascent of the Lost Arrow Spire in Yosemite National Park.

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Upper Yosemite Falls and the Lost Arrow Spire as seen from the Yosemite Falls Trail.

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Climbing Lost Arrow Spire in the 70′s

[chasinghighlines]

...and then we had snowball fight and built a snowman on top the spire.

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Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902)

Lost Arrow, Yosemite Valley. Oil on canvas, 66,7 x 48,3 cm.

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A bride doing a Tyrolean traverse to Lost Arrow Spire, Yosemite

source | photo: Ben Horton

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A climber doing a Tyrolean traverse off the Lost Arrow Spire, Yosemite

photo: Kristal Leonard & Tom Evans

[chasinghighlines]

Walking Lost Arrow Spire, Yosemite with Yosemite Falls in the background