The steep SW Face and mellow West Ridge of Mt Conness as seen from the top of the de-proach gully

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The steep SW Face and mellow West Ridge of Mt Conness as seen from the top of the de-proach gully

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Route Overlay: Pitch detail, SW Face Conness

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Richard Shore

Sep 2, 2014

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Route Overlay: Pitch detail, SW Face Conness

The steep SW Face and mellow West Ridge of Mt Conness as seen from the top of the de-proach gully

Route Overlay: View from base of route, SW Face Conness

Rainsford Rouner leading the last little bit to the top - Sept 1979. We came prepared to bivy and had a wonderful night at the top. Next morning we took our time on a casual walk back down to the Young Lakes where our basecamp was.

Dmitriy Litvak following the crux P4 5.10 OW

Dave Goldstein negotiates the first of the wide sections of pitch four -- further OW looming

nearing the summit plateau

looking down the last and most grovelly of the offwidth sections on P4

Rainsford Rouner and Mark Whiton on the way down the following morning. Sept 1979

starting the corner on P5

Pitch 1 is wet

Luke enjoys the amazing alpine granite on one of the upper pitches of the Harding Route on Conness.

descent

wet mossy bit on P5

Mike leading the crux pitch; sustained 10 but not grovelly

looking toward the W Ridge

looking down P1. To avoid most of the wetness I climbed an overlap to the right of the cracks then traversed back left to reach the corner. This was runout but better than wet mossy rock.

first glimpse of the route from the top of the approach gully

approaching via the E Ridge

Looking down to the SW Face from the Conness descent

the 10b traverse on P5 (even spicier with wet shoes)

final corner on P7

Mike on the first of the 3 P4 offwidths

Dmitriy Litvak coming up the P3 5.8 squeeze.

Don't leave gear you care about at the plateau; the marmots may get it. Not depicted: my climbing partner's shredded Patagonia pack.

Starting the sixth pitch (P7 in Supertopo)

Rainsford Rouner near the top of the route in Sept 1979

looking toward Yosemite

Last 5.9 section before summit gullies

Bolts on pitch four put in by the man himself!

more of P4

Mike starting P5

more P5

Proper decent gully as seen from the ridge line

The Goodrich Memorial at the base of the SW Face

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