Climbing up. It's steeper then it looks.

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Climbing up. It's steeper then it looks.

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Oct. 17th, 2009.

Looking down the final part of the Princess Leia finish.

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Jun 1, 2009

“Climbing up. It's steeper then it looks.”

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Aaron Cloud drops into the Princess Leia finish.<br>
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Photo by Devan Johnson.

Topping out on the Leia finish on 6.04.04.

Mike Mullen skiing the upper section of the Skywalker Couloir.

Conditions on 6/18/2006.

Sandy Beazley 2/3 way up Skywalker. Photo by Ed McDonald.

John Rudolph about halfway Skywalker, May 2008.

The couloir as of 6/12/03.

Skywalker is in good shape as of 5/29/04.

2006.06.18.

2006.06.18<br>
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Nearing the top of the couloir !<br>
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* DO YOU KNOW THIS CLIMBER?

Oct. 17th, 2009.

Climbing up. It's steeper then it looks.

Looking down the final part of the Princess Leia finish.

Hiking up.

First half is this steep.

Looking down Skywalker on 6.04.04 from <br>
just below the steep Leia finish.

Photo taken by Marcel Godbout. This is the Princess Leia section of the couloir. It got very narrow here, about 5 feet, I had to remove my skis and downclimb about 50 feet.

Lower portion of the couloir. Small debris runnel. Start the climb early to avoid rockfall!

Climbing up the gully/runnel in the middle.

Conditions on 20-Jun-06. Solid snow early and softening quickly once the sun hits.

Skywalker 6/20/10 approaching the bottom.

This photo was taken by Marcel Godbout, from near the top of the princess leia finish. Skiing the upper section of the couloir, on good years I think that the rock band is normally covered by snow.There was a huge channel to the left of the rock band that effectively reduced the width to about 10 feet.

A couple shots.

Ed McDonald 15 minutes into the couloir.

Oct. 17th, 2009.

Leia finish was possible 06/18/2016.

Skywalker from the descent 6/20/10.

Looking down from just above the steepest <br>
part of the Leia finish.

Leia finish, fully covered. Left exit guarded by cornices 6/20/10.

Walked by Skywalker on the way back from Mt. Neva. Thought I would update the photo. Hope it helps!

Skywalker on July 4, 2007.

Looking up from the middle section.

2006.06.18.

Just starting on the Leia finish. May 15, 2007. Great conditions.

The view westward from Skywalker.

Conditions on June 15, 2008, a late snow year. The climb was in EXCELLENT Shape!

Taken 6-7-16.

MaryKay brandishes her light saber topping out on the Princess Leia finish.

Skywalker, 6/21/2023.

Skywalker.

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