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Climbing around the 40' "vertical or overhanging snow fluting" which is actually ice. |
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Climbing the last pitch of the summit ice field |
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rapping low in the couloir |
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First belay below the start of the couloir |
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Looking toward the summit from the intersection with the French Ridge |
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Looking across toward the first mixed pitch after the cave bivy. The route follows the highest of the two obvious snow ramps past some fixed gear which was buried in the snow. |
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Looking down from the top of the second mixed pitch below the summit ice field |
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The cave bivy after some serious chopping |
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Looking down from the start of the couloir |
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An overview of the line. |
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