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Climbing on the East Ridge. We went up the rock on the right and crossed the snow gully just below the snowpatch visible in the photo.
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The scree and talus slopes leading to the col below the East Ridge. (Lake summer conditions.)
The fixed rap anchor at the top of the 5.3 section.
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Steph Abegg
Aug 30, 2017
“Climbing on the East Ridge. We went up the rock on the right and crossed the snow gully just below the snowpatch visible in the photo.”  

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