Alpine starts are absolutely imperative on walls.

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Alpine starts are absolutely imperative on walls.

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Fixed to 6 then enjoyed the sunset against half dome on dinner ledge. Unforgettable.

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Bryan Gartland

Feb 27, 2007

“Alpine starts are absolutely imperative on walls.”

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Alpine starts are absolutely imperative on walls.

Fixed to 6 then enjoyed the sunset against half dome on dinner ledge. Unforgettable.

Tim turning the Kor Roof in a stout wind.

Ptim ascending a fixed line on the Kor Roof.

Al Torissi on Lake Dinner Ledge, Spring 1996.

Climber jugging up the kor roof at sunrise

Dinner Ledge Bivy. Photo by Russ Walling

BOLO: This ringtail will steal your food. Last sighted on Dinner Ledge May 2024. Considered extremely dangerous.

Checking in on my zoom class while Ella back cleans the entire Kor Roof so we can jug straight from the ledge

It's 2019 and climbers are using AirDrop (bluetooth) to instantaneously swap photos that they took of one another. What a time to be alive.

Kor Roof. Aug 1980.

Settin off into P5

Washington Column, high up on the South Face. This is the "awesome 5.9 crack" that leads to the chimney above (and right).

Jugging from Dinner Ledge to pitch 5 in the early am. Two dudes from Bozeman.

Hanging out in the nook atop p4

Jugging before sunrise on the South Face.

Adam Sinner jugging the Kor Roof on 5/19/10

On the S. Face

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JC on the 4th aid pitch above Dinner Ledge, April, '78

Adam Sinner racking up at the base of P7 on 5/19/10.

Having fun on South Face

just about to start up The Kor Roof.

jugging the line fixed the night before over the kor roof

Washington Column, South Face. High up, exiting the chimney to exciting face climbing and the offwitdth above.<br>
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Kor would be impressed how much a #4 C4 can mitigate "the well known technique of struggling".

Somebody cleaning the kor roof. Seen from a fixed line to p6 of skull Queen.

Hale cruising the splitter hand crack on P2

Starting out on 3rd aid pitch above Dinner Ledge, April '78. Eyeing what was probably a 1/4" rivet bolt...

Dinner Ledge is great for that morning tea in your 0deg sack

Turning the Kor roof. Great first aid roof lead.

My partner Katie lowering out on P5.

Jugging past the Kor Roof

Steve jugs P5 with half o' Half Dome behind.

South Face, Washington Column. Seth Anderson Photo.

Pitch 6. Roxy got off route right before the anchor, so i had to lower out off of a broken copperhead. Oh well, but I got an amazing photo, so can't complain.

3 waking up on the honeymoon suite of dinner ledge.

Not a bad idea to short fix at the first anchor after finishing the Kor roof, then run up to the start of P5 and take a nap while your follower struggles to turn the roof. ;)
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Also, the Revo is a game changer for short fixing, fwiw...

On the Column. Photo by Viet

Leading above the Kor roof with a nice view of dinner ledge.

Negotiating the Kor Roof

Lis Cordner leading her first aid pitch, Pitch 7 of the South Face

no hands knee jam!

First pitch

Following P5 traverse

Stay hydrated kids. Hot august ascent with Josh Linker

Evening View from the Bivy

NOPE lol

The chimney belay at te top of P8. By far the most comfortable and roomy belay with two people crammed in there. But great pitches before and after.

Ready to charge

Resting on Dinner Ledge

Pendulum after The Kor Roof.

Local wildlife on dinner ledge

climber on the South Face (center)

Dinner ledge

Rappelling off the Kor Roof. Had to bail due to pending rain.

Waiting in line...

Even during an in a day ascent, gotta stop to take some pictures!

Eric Jummaring to the top of pitch 5

Start of the second pitch!

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