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Here's a better view of the route. After some 3rd/4th class climbing above the Mountaineer Route, I roped up at the small ledge and followed the obvious crack system.
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1971 Hammerless FA North Face. Looking down the snow and ice covered ledges, my footprints are visible descending to the point where I unroped above the 5th class pitches, and began free soloing the remainder of the route.
1971 Hammerless FA 5.8 North Face. Taken from the East Buttress, this is approximately where I abandoned plans to solo the East Face and traversed to the north side in favor of a more adventurous route.
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Keith Leaman
Feb 12, 2018
“Here's a better view of the route. After some 3rd/4th class climbing above the Mountaineer Route, I roped up at the small ledge and followed the obvious crack system.”  

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Mt. Whitney North Face, hammerless solo FA 5.8 1971
1971 Hammerless FA North Face. Looking down the snow and ice covered ledges, my footprints are visible descending to the point where I unroped above the 5th class pitches, and began free soloing the remainder of the route.
Here's a better view of the route. After some 3rd/4th class climbing above the Mountaineer Route, I roped up at the small ledge and followed the obvious crack system.
1971 Hammerless FA 5.8 North Face. Taken from the East Buttress, this is approximately where I abandoned plans to solo the East Face and traversed to the north side in favor of a more adventurous route.