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Saber Ridge from Tamarack Lake

looking back to the south

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fossana

Jul 16, 2013

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really fun section here

The Prism and Saber ridge from the approach.

First light on our accidental bivy ledge- if you're not comfortable simuling or soloing 5.7 exposed ridges for ~17 pitches, start early!

Another one from Tamarack. Zoom in to see me on the ridge between the two headwalls

Saber Ridge from Tamarack Lake

knife-edged fun

looking back to the south

final push

Sitting on the ridge, soaking up the granite for days..

Blocky terrain, easy simul-ing. Those views though.

view of Mt Stewart and Tamarack Lake

view to the east

nearing the summit

one of the easier bits

looking down the route

view to the south with the Prism on the right

Saber Ridge from Tamarack Lake

Now that looks fun

View of the second bump/headwall. Looks harder than it is.

the classic knife edge section. prism below to the right

many options to surmount the first headwall

beautiful light. the nearside descent

looking back at the Prism

looking down the low-angled slab start

route start and end

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Pano from the summit
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Into the glorious Kings canyon

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Henry heading up the headwall

Scramble up the slabs to the start of the ridge.

near the end of the ridge

view east past one of the gendarmes

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The Horseman section

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Henry cruisin up the toe of the headwall

Mt Stewart again

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Sabres edge
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Photo by Henry AB

steep traversing the way I went for the first headwall

the options for the second "bump"

Glacier Ridge and Deadman Canyon