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noebarrell - Jul 5, 2022 10:56 am - Hasn't voted
after secor's gullyAfter Secor's gully, continuing straight up the ridge to the summit plateau will lead to a class 4 knife edge ridge with considerable exposure. Instead, before the ridge comes to this dramatic point, drop down at a sandy ledge on the west (right) side of the ridge, and follow several cairns and a system of ledges across the top of a wide chute to the summit plateau. The sandy ledge is west of the ridge, about 30-50 feet below the point where it becomes a knife edge.