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Follow the edge up. Stay left.
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Tim on Tenaya Peak. 7/2012. <br> <br> Photo: Corey Gargano
Eva Geraghty on the summit of Tenaya Peak
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Rude Boy
May 22, 2013
“Follow the edge up. Stay left. ”  

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the perfect photo op (photo by Miguel)
Christina scopes the view from the summit of Tenaya Peak on a cool cloudy summer day. 7/2012. <br> <br> Photo: Corey Gargano
Free soloing with a friend
the entire route as seen atop the black streaked slabs
tara nearing the upper vertical pitches
Tenaya Buttress with the lake beyond.
Kim (her first solo) making the last vertical moves on the final pitch.
We chose to just follow the ridgeline down as opposed to the ledge descent. Parties that took the ledges ended up at the bottom in about the same time as us (and we're old and slow).
John Dalbey on Tenaya Peak
The "open bouldery area" referenced in Supertopo, marked by a big cairn, to drop down and out onto the frontside talus slope facing the lake, to connect to the frontside ledge traverse descent option. This spot is about 20-30 mins below the true summit, after passing the second and bigger rock formation along the way down the ridgeline. Aug 2015.
View from the true summit, of the walkoff wrap-around out onto the frontside talus slope facing the lake, to connect to the ledge traverse descent option. Aug 2015.
Looking up the route. If you choose to rope up this is about where you want to do it.