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Footloose
Trad climber
Lake Tahoe
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 31, 2009 - 11:53am PT
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Hi all. Here are a few pictures of "Our Project" to Mithral Dihedral on Mt Russell this last Saturday.
The weather was fantastic, couldn't have been better, and yeah, we were kinda surprised... as there was a happy gang here:
It's true: A 70m rope will get you all the way from the 4th class ledge to the dihedral corner. It's also true that climbing the dihedral pitch in the sun (after a relaxing, rejuvenating catch-your-breath high noon picnic) is a way more pleasant experience than climbing it early in the morning when it's shady and the rock is cold. (Been there, done that, too, never again.)
An absolutely stellar pitch. Here it is again from another angle:
The third pitch has a very nice step across finish- reminescent of the Red Dihedral's step across on the Hulk.
Looking down on pitch two:
Alright, Lady Mithral, thanks for treating us so well, hope to see you again next year!
P.S. We started from Whitney Portal at 5:30a, got back to the Portal at 9:00p.
Another great Saturday in the High Sierras. Happy climbing!
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micronut
Trad climber
fresno, ca
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Aug 31, 2009 - 11:55am PT
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Right on. Well done. Thanks for the photos.
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fluffy
Trad climber
chainsaw city
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Aug 31, 2009 - 12:12pm PT
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man the high sierras are ridiculous
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Port
Trad climber
San Diego
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Aug 31, 2009 - 12:16pm PT
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Looks like a stellar day up there
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Aug 31, 2009 - 01:14pm PT
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wow!!!111
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rhyang
climber
SJC
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Aug 31, 2009 - 01:19pm PT
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Gorgeous !
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Tork
climber
Yosemite
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Aug 31, 2009 - 01:26pm PT
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That looks soooo good!!!
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TheLittleUnit
Trad climber
SF Bay Area
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Aug 31, 2009 - 01:32pm PT
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Awesome! Thanks for the pics.
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msiddens
Trad climber
Mountain View, CA
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Aug 31, 2009 - 01:36pm PT
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Awesome stuff footloose. Glad you made it up there. My Temple Trip got moved to a Meadows trip which was then promptly rained out. Indian summer calls me to the East side and the big faces. Can't wait.
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Port
Trad climber
San Diego
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Aug 31, 2009 - 02:03pm PT
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Not sure if I ran into you but I was on the harding route Friday. You probably saw us finishing the route in the dark
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Aug 31, 2009 - 02:09pm PT
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Doing it in a day. Never really thought of that but it seems reasonable I suppose. Two questions: did you descend the E. Arete and did you have to descend the Ledges in the dark?
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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Aug 31, 2009 - 02:12pm PT
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Super cool post...
That dihedral looks stellar.. I'd be all over that if I could make the hike out... But this TR will do for now...
Thanks for the pics..
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Zander
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Aug 31, 2009 - 03:36pm PT
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So Sweet Footloose!
Zander
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Bowie
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Aug 31, 2009 - 08:48pm PT
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Hey! It's me! Thanks for posting these photos! It was nice to meet you and thanks for the most excellent company on such an amazing route! I couldn't have asked for a better day!
--Lin
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Chugach Man
Mountain climber
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Aug 31, 2009 - 09:58pm PT
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Hey Footloose,
Thanks for posting the pics, I'll post some of you tomorrow. Great meeting you guys out there,
Robb
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Footloose
Trad climber
Lake Tahoe
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 1, 2009 - 11:09am PT
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Thanks ya all for the comments! Sure wish I were back there now, today!
Fat Dad- We descended from Russell via Ice Berg Lake and yes, since we felt comfortable about it, we descended the Ledges in the dark, woohoo!
Happy climbing!
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Murf
climber
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Russell in a day is actually preferred for me. The hardest part is the hiking, not the climbing, especially with routes like Mithral or Star Trekkin' where there is only 4ish pitches of real climbing.
The East Ridge descent is ideal, and cuts hours of the return time.
Murf
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Mary J. Pickford
climber
South Park
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From Wikipedia:
Mithril is a fictional metal from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy writings. Like the real metal titanium, it is silvery and stronger than steel but much lighter in weight.
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Thanks for the reply footloose. Good beta. That dihedral always looked way more fun in the sunshine.
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Footloose
Trad climber
Lake Tahoe
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 13, 2009 - 11:48pm PT
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A couple more pics.
An East Ridge descent is nice, offering excellent views. Here's example from earlier in the month:
Here's a shot of Mithral showing how WE did it:
Red line denotes our approach to 4th class ledge, three yellow dots show our belays, pitches. The second belay station (at 2nd dot) is out of view behind rock at base of dihedral corner.
Check out the pitch length distorting effect of the photo: Second pitch (200') is almost as long as first pitch (215').
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