Climbing on the CMC Face with Falling Ice Glacier and the West Horn below. For more photos visit my web site: http://www.leachfam.com/securearea/subcategory.php?subcategoryid=114

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Climbing on the CMC Face with Falling Ice Glacier and the West Horn below. For more photos visit my web site: http://www.leachfam.com/securearea/subcategory.php?subcategoryid=114

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Looking down through the Horns and the Falling Ice Glacier from atop the Black Dike.

Nearing the top of the CMC route on Mt. Moran on a one-day ascent. Not bad for an old duffer like Ray.

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Andy Leach

Jun 6, 2006

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Looking down through the Horns and the Falling Ice Glacier from atop the Black Dike.

Climbing on the CMC Face with Falling Ice Glacier and the West Horn below. For more photos visit my web site: http://www.leachfam.com/securearea/subcategory.php?subcategoryid=114

Nearing the top of the CMC route on Mt. Moran on a one-day ascent. Not bad for an old duffer like Ray.

A view of us climbing the CMC route on Mt. Moran from the Drizzlepuss.

Alpine glow on the CMC Face as seen from the rap station on Drizzlepuss. For more photos visit my web site: http://www.leachfam.com/securearea/subcategory.php?subcategoryid=114

Sunrise over east and west horns near the top of Drizzelpus

Downclimbing Drizzlepuss to the rap station. Barry (red jacket) is standing at the rap station. The rappel is less than 100' to the notch. For more photos visit my web site: http://www.leachfam.com/securearea/subcategory.php?subcategoryid=114

At CMC camp, looking south toward the Cathedral group.

Simul-climbing the CMC face.

Traversing below Unsoeld's Needle. During the ascent we simul-climbed it but during the descent we downclimbed it unroped. Drizzlepuss is in shadow in the background. For more photos visit my web site: http://www.leachfam.com/securearea/subcategory.php?subcategoryid=114

The preferred method of accessing Moran.

Rapping the CMC face.

Dihedral finish to the arete variation. I may have chosen the wrong dihedral, there were two more less overhanging to the right of it - one was clean open book and the other was a chimney. I'm sure either goes at the same grade.

Following one of the middle pitches. View north toward cathedral group.

View down into the amphitheatre from the CMC route.

Gorgeous views on high on the CMC route

John starting up the face.

Downclimbing the CMC

My lead back up Drizzlepuss. Fun lead!

Summit of Moran after blitzing the CMC route in 4.5 hours....from the car!

Reaching the top of Drizzlepuss. The down climb starts on the other side of the notch where green jacket dude is headed.

This is where the trail breaks left, away from the rock slide, heading toward CMC camp. Notice the cairn. If you follow the cairns, the approach shouldn't feel to bad

Start of the approach heading up the rock fall. The trail is actually quite civilized if you follow cairns.

The CMC Route on Mt. Moran with the Black Dike in prominent view.