view east past one of the gendarmes

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view east past one of the gendarmes

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the options for the second "bump"

Scramble up the slabs to the start of the ridge.

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fossana

Jul 16, 2013

“view east past one of the gendarmes”

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First light on our accidental bivy ledge- if you're not comfortable simuling or soloing 5.7 exposed ridges for ~17 pitches, start early!

really fun section here

The Prism and Saber ridge from the approach.

knife-edged fun

Another one from Tamarack. Zoom in to see me on the ridge between the two headwalls

Saber Ridge from Tamarack Lake

looking back to the south

final push

Sitting on the ridge, soaking up the granite for days..

view of Mt Stewart and Tamarack Lake

Blocky terrain, easy simul-ing. Those views though.

view to the east

nearing the summit

one of the easier bits

looking down the route

View of the second bump/headwall. Looks harder than it is.

the classic knife edge section. prism below to the right

view to the south with the Prism on the right

Saber Ridge from Tamarack Lake

Now that looks fun

many options to surmount the first headwall

On the way back to camp. Be sure to cut left and over into the other drainage at the last rock outcropping or you'll cliff out.

Saber ridge
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Henry cruisin up the toe of the headwall

Saber ridge
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The Horseman section

beautiful light. the nearside descent

looking down the low-angled slab start

Saber ridge
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Pano from the summit
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Into the glorious Kings canyon

the options for the second "bump"

view east past one of the gendarmes

Scramble up the slabs to the start of the ridge.

near the end of the ridge

looking back at the Prism

Saber ridge
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Henry heading up the headwall

Saber ridge
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Sabres edge
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Photo by Henry AB

route start and end

Working up the knife edge

Mt Stewart again

steep traversing the way I went for the first headwall

Glacier Ridge and Deadman Canyon

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