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Patrick Henner on Pitch 3. |
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Music begins on top of Cathedral |
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One of the finest routes in Tuolumne Meadows. |
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Cathedral Peak, one of the finest routes in Tuolumne Meadows. |
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Looking up from the base. |
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The route starts in the right corner. |
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The chute |
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Kirt dons his down jacket |
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Reed hanging out at the start of the fourth pitch |
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Cathedral Peak's shadow is now even longer |
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From the of the second pitch, the long shadow of Cathedral Peak stretches east toward Unicorn Peak. |
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The view to the southeast, with Budd Lake in the middle |
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The view to the south |
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The second pitch. The red rope is ours. The couple that passed us is to the right. |
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The first pitch |
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To prevent further erosion, the NPS has built steps leading to the start of the traditional Cathedral Peak climbs. |
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View of Cathedral Peak from the climbers' trail, after gaining elevation from Budd Lake |
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The ominous shadow of Cathedral Peak reaches toward Unicorn Peak. |
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Tuolumne Meadows from Cathedral Peak |
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