This picture was taken on the South Summit of the Bugaboo Spire after climing the northeast ridge. The Howser Towers and Pigeon are seen in the background

traversing from the North summit to the South summit on the descent

Sam scoping out the 4th or 5th pitch of the route on this amazingly warm August day.

theres this one belay on pitch 2 or something on bug spire that i swear- everyone who's ever climbed the thing has the same picture of their second.

2nd or 3rd pitch bugaboo spire

NE aspect Bugaboo Spire

Me leading the third pitch of the NE ridge on bugaboo, which starts with a short downclimb move and goes up and right.

The first pitch up the NE Ridge is just the beginning of some of the best alpine climbing. perfect granite cracks lead up every pitch of this route. if it wasn't so damn crowded it would have to be one of the most enjoyable alpine routes i've done.

Cory belaying on a ledge en route on the NE ridge of Bugaboo Spire. Couldn't ask for a better view!

Cory and scott both peering in the flake together looking for some nuts the guys above dropped off the 1st pitch of NE Ridge.

This is a panorama I stitched together from 10 photos taken at the end of Pitch 5 on the Northeast Ridge of Bugaboo Spire. You can easily make out (from right to left) Eastpost Spire, Crescent Towers, Crescent Spire, Brenta Spire, and the Vowell Group. Pretty hard to beat a view like this!

This is Tradclimbinfool starting pitch 3 of the NE Ridge of Bugaboo Spire. . . I don't know how many times I have heard since this photo was taken "that was the best pitch I have ever climbed!"

Tradclimbinfool on the summit ridge - What a beautiful day to summit !

a tiny little Tradclimbinfool on the summit ridge - What an awesome ridge - the exposure was monumental!

Tradclimbinfool starting Pitch 4-5! Again GREAT pitch - with GREAT exposure!

This is a photo of me finishing up the 5th pitch on the NE ridge. I had a hard time 'keeping climbing' I just wanted to take in the views, but I knew there wasn't enough time in the day to take it ALL in !

Here I am on the summit Ridge of Bugaboo Spire cleaning a piece as Tradclimbinfool and I did most of it simul-climbing

A fun and interesting climb up the N.E. Ridge of Bugaboo Spire must be completed by 2:00pm - or the rains will come and wash you away like they did to us - downclimbing the Kain route when wet is no fun!

The Kain Route serves as the descent for the Northeast Ridge of the Bugaboo Spire. We scouted the route out two days beforehand. Original photo is 4782x1391 pixels.

Looking up pitch 3 on Bug Spire North East ridge. A 5.6 lay back crack, with great gear

Kyle Kelly Low on NE Ridge Bugaboo Spire