Long somewhat complicated route. Best part is the finish. The worst part is the ugly choss gully descent
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FIRST VIEW OF EMERSON FROM THE PIUTE PASS TRAIL
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE ROUTE ON THE SHORT APPROACH ABOVE THE PIUTE PASS TRAIL
MORNING VIEW OF CANYON OF THE PIUTE PASS TRAIL
THE CRUX OF THE ROUTE AT 5.4 RIGHT OFF THE GROUND
LOOKING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONCE I GOT BACK ON ROUTE
LOOKING UP AT WHERE THE CHIMNEY SQUEEZES OFF
TERRAIN TO THE RIGHT OF THE CHIMNEY, SE FACE, EMERSON
AS THE CHIMNEY WIDENED INTO A GULLY I STAYED TO THE RIGHT ON NICER GROUND
LOOKING UP THE LINE I TOOK TO THE RIGHT OF THE CHUTE BEFORE EVENTUALLY BEING FORCED INTO IT FOR THE CROSSOVER
HEADED BACK LEFT INTO THE MAIN CHUTE JUST BEFORE THE CROSSOVER
NICE TERRAIN AT THE TOP OF THE MAIN CHUTE
VIEW UP THE FINAL PART OF THE CLIMB FROM THE UPPER NOTCH
LOOKING DOWN AT THE UPPER NOTCH FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE REAL FUN ON THIS ROUTE
SAME VIEW DOWN THE INCREASINGLY NARROW RIDGE A BIT HIGHER UP
THE RIDGE GETS QUITE NARROW WHEN IT LEVELS OFF NEAR THE NOW VISIBLE SUMMIT
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE EXPOSURE ON ONE SIDE OF THE RIDGE BEFORE IT MERGES WITH THE SUMMIT SLOPES
THE SHORT BUT SWEET KNIFE EDGE TRAVERSE REPRESENTS THE LAST OF THE EXCITEMENT ON THIS ROUTE
A BETTER VIEW OF THE KNIFE-EDGE HAND TRAVERSE ONCE PAST IT
SUMMIT BLOCKS OF MT EMERSON
THE CLEARLY UNINVITING DESCENT GULLY JUST WEST OF THE SUMMIT
AT LAST LEVEL GROUND AND THE PIUTE PASS TRAIL
LOOKING BACK AT PART OF THE ROUTE ON THE HIKE OUT
APPROXIMATE LINE OF MY ALTERNATIVE START TO THE SE FACE OF EMERSON