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Looking down final (sixth) pitch of the Swiss Arete |
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Justin leading fifth pitch of the Swiss Arete |
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Justin finishing the crux pitch (fourth for us) |
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Swiss Arete crux pitch -- 5.9 hand crack in the sun, 5.7 right-facing dihedral and steep crack in the shade. |
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Justin on the Swiss Arete |
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South fork big pine from the route |
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Justin on third (?) pitch |
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Looking down the first pitch |
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Start of the Swiss Arete, from near Glacier Notch |
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Justin traversing the Palisade Glacier |
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Alpenglow on Thunderbolt and Winchell |
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Mt. Sill alpenglow |
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More summit views from Mt. Gayley |
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Mt. Sill's Swiss Arete just left of center, U-Notch and North Palisade on the right, as viewed from Mt. Gayley |
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Yellow Brick Road (third class, SW Ridge) on Mt. Gayley (13510') |
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Mt. Sill (upper left) and Palisade Glacier, from the moraine |
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Justin at Gayley Camp (~12200') |
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Views down the north fork big pine drainage from 11500' |
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Palisades, from the moraine trail (11500') |
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Sam Mack Meadow |
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Creek crossing on Glacier trail (log bridge) |
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Temple Crag, from First Lake |
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Temple Crag peeking out on the approach |
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Starlight Peak |
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The Palisades climbs. From left to right in blue line = Swiss Arete of Mt. Sill, first green = Polemonium-V Notch, light blue line = North Palisade Starlight- Pirates. |
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