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Massive sun cups on the Lyell Glacier
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Looking back down towards Tuolumne on the hike in
Summit of Mt Lyell with the Ritter range in the background
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Mike McL
Aug 20, 2019
“Massive sun cups on the Lyell Glacier”  

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Looking at the 3rd class ledges that lead to the summit ridge. The yellow line generally shows the easiest way.
Views of the Ritter Range from the summit of Mt. Lyell
Beta photo from approach slabs
State of the route in early October 2021
High camp at the end of day 3 on the long scenic approach to Lyell via Rush Creek (Spooky Canyon / Thousand Island Lake and Island Pass). Good cold conditions that night so the snow up above stayed firm until about 10am (while descending) the next morning
Florence and Maclure from the summit ridge of Mt Lyell - June 2021
A somewhat different view of the start to the NW ridge of Lyell. The Lyell Fork and Hutchings Basin side of the mountain (in the shadows to the right) are quite dramatic when compared to the traditional view from the Lyell Glacier
The 'slabs' section of the route from the upper col. There is a lower col a bit of a ways down the ridge. This is such fun to climb, only wish it was a whole lot longer.
Looking down the best part of the route during the descent. Certainly some thought provoking moves to reverse. - June 2021
Beautiful scenery from the approach slabs
Looking up to the summit from the summit ridge
Views from the summit ridge