looking back to the south

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looking back to the south

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Saber Ridge from Tamarack Lake

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

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fossana

Jul 16, 2013

“looking back to the south”

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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!

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Saber Ridge from Tamarack Lake

looking back to the south

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

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

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nearing the summit

view to the south with the Prism on the right

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Saber Ridge from Tamarack Lake

many options to surmount the first headwall

looking down the low-angled slab start

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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

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The Horseman section

route start and end

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the options for the second "bump"

near the end of the ridge

beautiful light. the nearside descent

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Henry cruisin up the toe of the headwall

looking back at the Prism

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Sabres edge
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steep traversing the way I went for the first headwall

view east past one of the gendarmes

Mt Stewart again