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Me going up one of the tricker sections of the traverse (the majority of it is easy scrambling)
Cool triangular summit a little over half way through the climb
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Erik Griffith
Sep 26, 2017
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The ridge traverse as viewed from Emerald Bay
A "choose your own adventure" ridge climb where you can take it easy by going left or right, or spice it up on the ridge.
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Me going up one of the tricker sections of the traverse (the majority of it is easy scrambling)
Little exposure
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