The start of the S Arete route,

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The start of the S Arete route,

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SEWS from the saddle

S arete, options above the shark fin

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Dec 3, 2010

“The start of the S Arete route,”

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SEWS from the saddle

The start of the S Arete route,

S arete, options above the shark fin

Sharon Birchfield at the start of first pitch.

Early Winter Spires. South Arete goes up the left skyline.

General view of the route, following the ridge that runs left to right.

Unknown mountaineer on summit.

The best way to cross the fin (which is the best part of the climb).

nearing the summit of SEWS

Looking down the chimney/gulley at the start.

Chimney on lower route

Looking back at my belayer having just crossed the sharksfin. Early June 2017.

Shadow of the South Early Winter spire in the valley.

Airy Ledge

Looking down at the hairpin turn from the traverse just below the summit.

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Rapping to the base of the climb

A mostly unexposed, easy solo with a couple of semi-exposed spots. Here's my buddy Sam Haugh enjoying one of those spots on our quick ascent of SEWS while we waited for West Face of NEWS to go into the shade

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