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hightinerary

 
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True or False?

by hightinerary » Sun Nov 06, 2016 2:36 pm

I have often been somewhat disappointed in a summit after having climbed a false summit that I found to be more interesting in some way - more challenging, more picturesque, etc. How about some examples where a false summit on a mountain is more interesting than the true summit?

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Re: True or False?

by ExcitableBoy » Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:37 pm

Argonaut Peak in the Stuart Range, Central Cascades of Washington State. The false summit is a scrappy 5.6 summit block, requiring a full pitch of 5th class climbing. The true summit lies a short 3rd class scramble away and offers a much simpler 15' easy boulder problem, but does take the summiteer under a cool leaning bock that forms a unique tunnel.


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