| South Face of Mt. Muir Route |
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| South Face of Mt. Muir   | 
| Page Type: Route Location: California, United States, North America Route Type: Mountaineering Season: Summer Time Required: Most of a day Rock Difficulty: 5.9 (YDS) Number of Pitches: 9 Grade: IV
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| Page By: mtnfilmaker Created/Edited: Apr 21, 2006 / Apr 21, 2006 Object ID: 189560 Hits: 2471 Loading... Page Score: 49.38% - 2 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
The South Face of Mount Muir
A plesant climb at altitude offering superb jam cracks, snow climbing and possibly verglas rock. Can be done in a very long day from Whitney Portal.
Getting ThereHike the Whitney Trail from Whitney Portal to Trail Camp. Leave trail and hike up snowfield to the base of the South FaceRoute DescriptionThe South Face of Mt. Muir climbs from the lowest point jutting into the snowfield on the South Face proper. It climbs dihedrals and cracks for four pitches (including a wild step off a detached pinnacle into an overhanging hand crack). A ledge is reached. Either continue straigh up a very clean right facing dihedral or climb broken face to it's left to the summit ridge. Two more pitches of 3rd and 4th class to summit. First ascent was completed in a single day from Whitney Portal.Start: 6am;Base of Route: 11am; Summit:8pm Traverse across snowfield on trail:9pm (very icy - no ice axes!) Finish 1:30am Asleep in Alabama Hills: 2amEssential GearTypical mountaineering rack, extra runners and maybe a short axe or half-crampons depending on seasonExternal LinksAdd External Links text here.
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