The route follows the left of the tree in the foreground and then along the ridge to the summit.

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The route follows the left of the tree in the foreground and then along the ridge to the summit.

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Quartz dike in Cretaceous Mono Creek granite on the North Arete, Crystal Crag

The START of "North Arete"

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Jason Chinchen

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“The route follows the left of the tree in the foreground and then along the ridge to the summit.”

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Quartz dike in Cretaceous Mono Creek granite on the North Arete, Crystal Crag

The route follows the left of the tree in the foreground and then along the ridge to the summit.

The START of "North Arete"

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Steph coming up the Crystal pitch (right side)

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