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SE Face - 2018

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

GETTING CLOSE TO THE START OF THE SE FACE OF EMERSON

THE CRUX OF THE ROUTE AT 5.4 RIGHT OFF THE GROUND

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE CRUX WATERFALL PITCH AT THE START OF THE ROUTE

LOOKING DOWN THE WATER POLISHED CHIMNEY ONCE I GOT BACK ON ROUTE

LOOKING UP AT WHERE THE CHIMNEY SQUEEZES OFF

EASY TERRAIN TO THE RIGHT OF THE TOP OF THE INITIAL CHIMNEY WHERE IT SQUEEZES OFF

TERRAIN TO THE RIGHT OF THE CHIMNEY, SE FACE, EMERSON

PLEASANT SOLID SCRAMBLING ON THE SE FACE OF 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

STARTING THE CROSSOVER FROM THE TOP OF THE MAIN CHUTE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ARETE

LOOKING OVER AT TERRAIN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE NORTH FORK OF BISHOP CREEK FROM THE SE FACE OF EMERSON

NICE TERRAIN AT THE TOP OF THE MAIN CHUTE

FIRST VIEW UP THE FINAL PART OF THE CLIMB

VIEW UP THE FINAL PART OF THE CLIMB FROM THE UPPER NOTCH

ANOTHER VIEW UP THE FINAL PART OF THE CLIMB FROM THE UPPER NOTCH

LOOKING DOWN AT THE NOTCH FROM THE SAME POSITION AS THE PREVIOUS SHOT LOOKING UP

A SHORT BULGE GETS YOU STARTED ON THE UPPER ARETE FROM THE AFOREMENTIONED 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

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

SOUTH FROM THE SUMMIT OF EMERSON TO DARWIN AND LAMARCK

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

BACK IN THE MCGEE CREEK DRAINAGE FOR SOME REST DAYS


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