Hiking across the Dana Plateau while approaching the Third Pillar

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Hiking across the Dana Plateau while approaching the Third Pillar

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Packing up.

Mono Lake from Mt. Dana.<br>
Photo by Blitzo.

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Mike McL

Jul 16, 2018

“Hiking across the Dana Plateau while approaching the Third Pillar”

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Mt. Dana and the Dana Plateau

Mt. Dana and moraine

Heading off the Plateau

A 1978 winter climb of the couloir immediately left of the 3rd pillar

The late Paul Andrews on Third Pillar.

Panoramic composite of the Dana Plateau.

Traverse

Approach Clarification

Third Pillar of Mt. Dana, from rt. 120 west of Lee Vining

Duck showing the way back down the Dana Plateau from the Third Pillar.

Top of the Third Pillar of Dana Plateau at sunset in smoke and clouds, September 2015.

Scott Senjo

Granite blocks on top of the Dana Plateau

Views

Clouds

Third Pillar-Dana Plateau.<br>
Photo by Blitzo.

The Dana Plateau viewed from the west with the prow of the Third Pillar in the distance.

Packing up.

Hiking across the Dana Plateau while approaching the Third Pillar

Mono Lake from Mt. Dana.<br>
Photo by Blitzo.

crossing the bergschrund

soloing the Dana couloir

Third Pillar Dana

Snow

Mt. Dana as viewed from the east on Tioga Pass Road (highway 120). The summit is the high point on the left with the eastern edge of the plateau on the skyline to the right of the summit.

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