Beats hiking around the lake!

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Elephant's Perch - SW Face, Right<br>
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14. The Thorn Bush 5.9 A3 <br>
13. Slipstream 5.10 A3 <br>
12. Hook & Ladder 5.9 A3 <br>
11. Direct Beckey 5.11a ** <br>
10. Original Beckey 5.11+, stemming pitch from Fine Line to Direct Beckey <br>
9. The Fine Line 5.11a *** <br>
9a. Fine Line Var. 5.8 A3 <br>
8. Lost Horizons 5.10 A2+ <br>
7. The Seagull 5.10 A3 <br>
6. King's Highway 5.9 A3

Elephant's Perch - West Face<br>
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25. The Breach 5.11 <br>
24. Pandemonium Palace 5.11 <br>
23. Splittgerber-March Direct 5.10b <br>
21. Beyond the Zero 5.9 A3 <br>
19. Mountaineer's Route 5.8 - 5.9

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Aug 10, 2019

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A very nice piece of stone

Elephant Perch

Saddleback

Camp below The Elephant's Perch.

At the top of the descent gully with Saddleback Lakes and camp visible below.

not all bivy sites are created equal

Alpine glow on the Perch.

View of Saddleback Lack from top of Perch

The Elephants Perch <br>
Elephant mushrooms "be aware"

One of the many beautiful Brook Trout caught out of Saddleback Lakes.

Elephants Perch

Saddleback lakes as seen from the ledge on Astro-Elephant. Ridiculous beauty.

Classic night time shot of The Perch!

A great way to round out the day after climbing the Perch

Looking across at Braxon Peak on the approach to The Perch

approx rap ring location in descent gulley, chockstone just below out of frame

Elephant's Perch - SW Face, Left<br>
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20. Chasing the Dragon 5.11+ A0 <br>
19. Mountaineer's Route 5.8 - 5.9 <br>
18. Trunkline 5.10+ <br>
17. Wendy 5.10+ <br>
16. Route X 5.9 A2 <br>
15a. Boomer's Story Var. 5.9 A2 <br>
15. Boomer's Story 5.9 A2 <br>
14. The Thorn Bush 5.9 A3 <br>
13. Slipstream 5.10 A3 <br>
12. Hook & Ladder 5.9 A3 <br>
11. Direct Beckey 5.11a ** <br>
10. Original Beckey 5.11+, stemming pitch from Fine Line to Direct Beckey <br>
9. The Fine Line 5.11a *** <br>

Saddleback Lake

The Elephants perch<br>
Summit View<br>
Photo by Aerili

view from the top of the perch

Elephant's Perch from the east

Elephant's Perch - South Face<br>
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8. Lost Horizons 5.10 A2+ <br>
7. The Seagull 5.10 A3 <br>
6. King's Highway 5.9 A3 <br>
5. Myopia 5.11a *** <br>
4. Divine Guidance 5.11- * <br>
3a. Elephant's Eye Var. 5.10+ A3 <br>
3. Elephant's Eye 5.10+ A3 <br>
2. Astro Elephant 5.10a ** <br>
2.A. Sideline Variation 5.9 <br>
1. Sunrise Book 5.12a or 5.10a A1 ** <br>

View of Mountaineer's Route from farther up the valley.

Elephant's Perch - SW Face, Right<br>
<br>
14. The Thorn Bush 5.9 A3 <br>
13. Slipstream 5.10 A3 <br>
12. Hook & Ladder 5.9 A3 <br>
11. Direct Beckey 5.11a ** <br>
10. Original Beckey 5.11+, stemming pitch from Fine Line to Direct Beckey <br>
9. The Fine Line 5.11a *** <br>
9a. Fine Line Var. 5.8 A3 <br>
8. Lost Horizons 5.10 A2+ <br>
7. The Seagull 5.10 A3 <br>
6. King's Highway 5.9 A3

Beats hiking around the lake!

Elephant's Perch - West Face<br>
<br>
25. The Breach 5.11 <br>
24. Pandemonium Palace 5.11 <br>
23. Splittgerber-March Direct 5.10b <br>
21. Beyond the Zero 5.9 A3 <br>
19. Mountaineer's Route 5.8 - 5.9

The Perch, with Sideline and Astroelephant in view

Chris Abbot on Elephants Perch

Great perspective of Elephant's Perch from the hike in.

Approach map for Elephant's Perch and Finger of Fate, adapted from map by Mark Weber

http://rjohnasay.blogspot.com/2013/07/sawtooths-alpine-lake-elephants-perch.html

A smoky day at the Perch.

Ryan on the summit - what great weather we had!

At the end of our hike in - nice camp site here by the lake

great rest day activities!

Looking up at the Perch from the approach trail.

Saddleback Lakes from the top of the Perch

Our camp at Saddleback Lakes

From the boat ride across the lake

Washed out crossing. June 2014.

A hi-res shot of the Perch from the south.

Brad takes a dive while waiting for the boat.

Steep approach.

Hand line crossing farther upstream. June 2014.

Hiking back to catch the boat across Redfish Lake.

Perfect composition.

JAG on the summit.

Matt at pitch 4 of Astro Elephant

Mountaineer's route

Lots of bouldering potential along the hike in.

Beckey bolt at crux of pitch nine. Take!?<br>

Traveling light! (Believe it or not, this is two people's gear for a 2 night stay at the trailhead!)

Coming down the descent gully to the climbers right of the Perch. It's a bit loose but just take it slow and all is fine. One rappel at the end.

Gazing up at Elephant's Perch

Mystery new routers

Elephants Perch

J-sexy piecing together the secret way to the Perch

Which is more elegant—the Perch or J-sexy....don't make me choose

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