Legendary 1st tower traverse!

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Legendary 1st tower traverse!

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another view of the lakes

Carlos high on Moon Goddess Arete.

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Joshua Reinig

Sep 24, 2019

“Legendary 1st tower traverse!”

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Beautiful weather.

Carlos high on Moon Goddess Arete.

Moon Goddess and the Sun Ribbon next door.

Picture of Doug as the sun peeked out briefly.

Showing the line of Moon-Goddess Arete.

A magical, slightly rainy day on MGA. Misty and spritzing here and there. The coolest experience I've ever had in the mountains.

Climber on Moon Goddess. Taken from Venusian Blind.

On the First Tower in winter. With permission of Miguel Carmona

Third, Second and First Lakes

Mood Goddess Arete

Silhouette of Moon Goddess Arete from Venusian

High on the route - Second and First Lakes behind.

The (summer) slabs at the start were heavy with snow and had to be belayed. Winter 2010 photo. With permission of Miguel Carmona.

the final 5.6 headwall

a few dark clouds building

Two 5.9 pitches on Ibrium Tower. Robert and Bill climbing low on the first pitch (loose flake where Robert is - lowest climber), and Mark belaying at the top of the second.

Temple Crag in winter. Penelope and Miguel checking the route from 3rd lake.

Ibrium Tower with route shown

Above the snow field, on the first rock band in winter. With permission of Miguel Carmona.

Temple Crag and North Palisade from White Mountain Peak

Following the crux pitch in winter, With permission of Miguel Carmona

In the exit gullies. Winter 2010. With permission of Miguel Carmona

Miguel leading above the Ibrium tower in winter.

Moon Goddess Arete, as seen from Venusian Blind.

Looking over at Venusian Blind.

Nearing the base of the stellar Ibirium Tower pitches.

Ibrium and Sun Ribbon

The beautiful Palisades from the MGA.

After the tower.

crux

A magical, slightly rainy day on MGA. Misty and spritzing here and there. The coolest experience I've ever had in the mountains.

Marc Burns & Jonathan Bowman tackle yet another impasse high on the climb.

The lower part of the route in winter. The summer slabs needed to be belayed, due to deep snow.

exposed 4th class traverse

This line traversing the gendarme was solid and protected easily.

the initial slabs

Danny boy WOTD on The Goddess!

Passage around the Ibrium Tower!

chossy 5.7 chimney

5.7 hand crack downclimb/rap

first tower

alpen glow

first light on MGA

End of pinnacle traverse, just after long 4th class section.

the arete from Venusian

Moooonnnn Godddeessss!

another view of the 5.7 section

Wild colors in the upper gully after the Ibrium tower traverse
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Photo: Josh Linker

final 5.6 headwall

looking back at the exposed 5.7 traverse

starting up MGA

the often firm approach snowfield

the adjoining arete

Palisades from Temple Crag

Fred Batliner and Melody Wong at the rope-up spot.

View from the Moon Goddess Arete, circa April 2000.

the numbered lakes

Looking down at the First Tower? Ibrium Tower?

Sun Ribbon

another view of the lakes