Topping out on the South Face. Go around the westside of the summit block and down it's backside to descend.

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Topping out on the South Face. Go around the westside of the summit block and down it's backside to descend.

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Melody Wong on the ledge before pitch 7 in the description.

Melody pauses high above Bubbs Creek.

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Russell Houghten

Aug 2, 2020

“Topping out on the South Face. Go around the westside of the summit block and down it's backside to descend.”

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Here is my best estimate of the route we followed. Photo taken from campsite along Bubs Creek

Dawn over Mount Brewer, North Guard, & Mount Francis Farquhar seen from Charlotte Dome.

Summit photo showing the rack we used. c3s, .3-#3, single set of nuts, 10 alpine draws, 2 cordelettes.

Approach from the West staying near the creek somewhat. This photo ~30 mins from the base

Topo of the route we took in August 1992.

moon over Charlotte Dome

Leading the Slot, 9-11-08. Photo by René Renteria.

On the lower face in August of 1983 with Miguel Carmona. With Permission of Bob Lindgren We all are still friends and partners after all these years.

Peter Green on the summit of Charlotte Dome after climbing the South Face in winter. March 1992

Peter Green, Rich Henke and Nancy Jensen returning from our winter ascent, 1992.

Alois on the Ski/Climb combo in winter of 1992. Peter Green photo.

Western approach up Bubb's creek. There was plenty of carins and very little bushwacking the way we took. DM me if you'd like a gpx track of the approach.

Approaching the South Face of Charlotte Dome.

View of Charlotte Dome.

A very cool foursome at the top of the 9th pitch.

Mariann near the top of Charlotte Dome

Melody Wong on the ledge before pitch 7 in the description.

Topping out on the South Face. Go around the westside of the summit block and down it's backside to descend.

Melody pauses high above Bubbs Creek.

From the base of the climb. p1 tree center of the photo.

Marlene on the awesome pedestal summit block of Charlotte Dome.

Looking up at the maze of features on the south face of Charlotte Dome.

Melody leading pitch 4, with the Slot up and to her right.

Belay station at the top of the slot pitch

Alpenglow on Charlotte Dome. <br>
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Photo: Corey Gargano

Finishing up the first 5.8 pitch.

Eriko leading the super fun furrows pitch.

Pitch 8 (the second 5.8 pitch).

Looking down at one of the early pitches, around pitch 3 (depending on how you link them).

South face
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P10 The Upper Ritz-Carlton sofa belay
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Don't miss cocktail hour!
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Photo by: Steven Lee

Belay at the top of P10, directly below the beautiful orange face of P11.

charlotte dome summit with cutting-edge descent nutrition

Great climbing on Charlotte Dome

Mariann on the South Face

Looking up Pitch 1 from the base of the route. The pitch ends at the obvious tree in the sun.

Morning sunrise of Mt Farquhar from Charlotte dome

Somewhere close to the top

Hiking in from the East. Leaving the TH at midnight made for a great sunrise at perfect timing

Nathan groovin' up the Furrows Pitch. P10. <br>
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Photo: Corey Gargano

The Slot (the first 5.8 pitch).

Start of Pitch 1

The Furrows (Pitch 10).

Billy coming up supertopo pitch 8 on the South Face

BroccoliRabe on the pitch before the Slot, with the South Face of the dome stretching above him.
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Taken from an intermediate belay in the middle of P4.

last stroll to the unusual summit block

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Russell Houghten

San Diego, CA

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