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knife-edged fun

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view of Mt Stewart and Tamarack Lake

final push

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fossana

Jul 16, 2013

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really fun section here

The Prism and Saber ridge from the approach.

looking back to the south

view of Mt Stewart and Tamarack Lake

knife-edged fun

final push

view to the south with the Prism on the right

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

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

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

view to the east

looking down the route

nearing the summit

near the end of the ridge

looking down the low-angled slab start

Saber Ridge from Tamarack Lake

view east past one of the gendarmes

many options to surmount the first headwall

Mt Stewart again

looking back at the Prism

the options for the second "bump"

Scramble up the slabs to the start of the ridge.

Glacier Ridge and Deadman Canyon

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

route start and end

the classic knife edge section. prism below to the right

steep traversing the way I went for the first headwall

Saber Ridge from Tamarack Lake

one of the easier bits