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Kwyn Meagher following pitch 1. Low snow year in 2020—this was a rope stretcher without the snow and starting on flat ground. That's Fairview Dome in the background!
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another picture showing the line. Red dots indicating the original belays. Green dot indicating another possible belay to cut down on rope drag on the long first pitch.
Rappelling the first few pitches, this route is steeper than it looks from afar!
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Christine Spang
Jul 19, 2020
“Kwyn Meagher following pitch 1. Low snow year in 2020—this was a rope stretcher without the snow and starting on flat ground. That's Fairview Dome in the background!”  

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The Orange Corner (Pitch 3)
The Original Route, Cathedral Wall
another picture showing the line. Red dots indicating the original belays. Green dot indicating another possible belay to cut down on rope drag on the long first pitch.
Kwyn Meagher following pitch 1. Low snow year in 2020—this was a rope stretcher without the snow and starting on flat ground. That's Fairview Dome in the background!
Rappelling the first few pitches, this route is steeper than it looks from afar!
Final pitch, the summit is up and right of the grin.
Ryan on the route at the 3rd overhanging crux
You can follow the ridge line up to the notch and take the Cathedral Peak climber's trail down the east side as long as you don't have any reason to return to the JMT / north side. Makes for a nice loop and saves you some rough off-trail descent!
the wall
The Original Route, Cathedral Wall
Gorgeous view from the summit!
Padding up the long slab ramp that awaits you after surmounting the difficulties of the Orange Corner.

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Kwyn Sunagawa
Oakland, CA
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