Steve Larson on East Ridge of... : Photos, Diagrams & Topos : SummitPost

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hkutuk - Oct 26, 2005 12:45 pm - Voted 10/10

Looks spicy!

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

Misha - Oct 26, 2005 1:51 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Looks spicy!

Thanks. Exciting for sure. I still feel excited if you know what I mean :)

Zzyzx - Oct 27, 2005 12:45 am - Voted 10/10

Awesome!

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?

Misha - Oct 27, 2005 11:59 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Awesome!

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! :)

Zzyzx - Oct 27, 2005 11:26 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Awesome!

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!

Misha - Oct 28, 2005 6:58 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Awesome!

Man, that sounds burly! How were the conditions on the ridge?

SJD - Oct 31, 2005 1:15 am - Voted 10/10

Even Better!

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.

Misha - Oct 31, 2005 10:33 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Even Better!

Thanks! Russell is one of my favorite mountains in the Sierra. Truly a great and memorable peak!

Charles - Nov 2, 2005 5:46 am - Hasn't voted

Looks good

Super shot, very atmospheric!!! Thanks for that

Charles

Misha - Nov 2, 2005 1:37 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Looks good

Thanks Charles!

Rybakov - Nov 2, 2005 9:59 am - Voted 10/10

My regards

A wonderful photo!

Misha - Nov 2, 2005 1:40 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: My regards

I appreciate your comment!

jtschanz - Nov 2, 2005 11:23 am - Hasn't voted

Awesome shot, Misha!

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

Misha - Nov 2, 2005 1:39 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Awesome shot, Misha!

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 :)