Descending the Muir Route in a drought winter (January 2015).

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Descending the Muir Route in a drought winter (January 2015).

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Cathedral Peak

Descent / 4th class west side of Cathedral. Traverse all the way to the Eichorn notch, then back.

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Jaison Ashbaugh

May 27, 2015

“Descending the Muir Route in a drought winter (January 2015).”

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