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Steve Larson on East Ridge of Russell. Does this look like a 3rd class route to you!? Full winter conditions - October 24, 2005

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hkutuk

Looks spicy!

Voted 10/10

Great shot, looks like a fun and exciting ridge climbing.

Posted Oct 26, 2005 12:45 pm


	Misha	Re: Looks spicy!
	Hasn't voted	Thanks. Exciting for sure. I still feel excited if you know what I mean :)
		Posted Oct 26, 2005 1:51 pm

Zzyzx	Awesome!
Voted 10/10	Makes me want to be there again. I'm not 100%sure, but that patch of snow in the bottom left corner, below a big granit block may be where we bivied in May. You didn't find my plastic spoon, did you? ;) How did you guys descend?
	Posted Oct 27, 2005 12:45 am


	Misha	Re: Awesome!
	Hasn't voted	I doubt that this was your bivy spot. This is about 100 vertical feet below the East summit. There is not much space to bivy up there. Did you sleep on the summit ridge or on the summit itself? We went back the same way we came (with a slight detour to bypass the most exposed sections on the ridge proper). BTW, we had to stop right below the East summit and go back since we reached our turn-around time. In these conditions, it would have taken us another 1-2 hours to get to the top and we had to be back down that night. It's tough to make decisions like that. Now I have to go back and finish the job! :)
		Posted Oct 27, 2005 11:59 am


	Zzyzx	Re: Awesome!
	Voted 10/10	Misha, we bivied maybe 10-15 feet below the East Summit, on the west side of it. There was barely enough room for the 3 of us. Great view though!
		Posted Oct 27, 2005 11:26 pm


	Misha	Re: Awesome!
	Hasn't voted	Man, that sounds burly! How were the conditions on the ridge?
		Posted Oct 28, 2005 6:58 pm

SJD

Even Better!

Voted 10/10

Well, I just commented on another of your Russell photo's and I couldn't resist commenting on this one. Truly a remarkable photo capturing what must have been a thrilling moment in time. Now I can't wait to get up there and see Russell up front and personal.

Posted Oct 31, 2005 1:15 am


	Misha	Re: Even Better!
	Hasn't voted	Thanks! Russell is one of my favorite mountains in the Sierra. Truly a great and memorable peak!
		Posted Oct 31, 2005 10:33 am

charles

Looks good

Hasn't voted

Super shot, very atmospheric!!! Thanks for that

Charles

Posted Nov 2, 2005 5:46 am


	Misha	Re: Looks good
	Hasn't voted	Thanks Charles!
		Posted Nov 2, 2005 1:37 pm

Rybakov

My regards

Voted 10/10

A wonderful photo!

Posted Nov 2, 2005 9:59 am


	Misha	Re: My regards
	Hasn't voted	I appreciate your comment!
		Posted Nov 2, 2005 1:40 pm

jtschanz

Awesome shot, Misha!

Hasn't voted

Congrats on picture of the week - very cool! You're a climbing machine! :)

Posted Nov 2, 2005 11:23 am


	Misha	Re: Awesome shot, Misha!
	Hasn't voted	Thanks Jim and the rest of the SP gang! This was somewhat unexpected. You're a climbing machine! :) I so wish this was true. This year was not that great for me. I needed more days in the backcountry. I will mitigate that in 2006 though :)
		Posted Nov 2, 2005 1:39 pm

Dan Baker

Awesome

Voted 10/10

Fantastic photo Misha!! If the voting button allowed 10 stars, I'd give it 12!! Thanks for posting this pic on SP :)

Posted Nov 2, 2005 4:15 pm


	Misha	Re: Awesome
	Hasn't voted	Thanks a lot, Dan!
		Posted Nov 3, 2005 2:09 pm

Tuolumne*Rainbow	mt. russell
Hasn't voted	oh my gosh, that is so inspiring.
	Posted Nov 2, 2005 7:07 pm


	Misha	Re: mt. russell
	Hasn't voted	Hey girl. Long time no chat. I am glad that you liked the photo!
		Posted Nov 3, 2005 2:10 pm

mountainvoodoo

Congratultaions

Hasn't voted

Congratulations Misha, I have always admired your photography ! Very inspiring photo.

Posted Nov 2, 2005 9:30 pm


	Misha	Re: Congratultaions
	Hasn't voted	Jim, thanks a lot for your comment. I haven't talked to you in ages! Are you up for the East Ridge of Round Top this winter?
		Posted Nov 3, 2005 2:15 pm