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HIGH SIERRA: ABBOT : Std East Face Route ~ May 28, 2012(40) images

After the storm, I did this, the third of several day climbs. Nice route. Beautiful sunrise approach. Fair amount of new snow gave it the alpine look and covered all the loose choss on the std route traverse out to the shoulder. Bit spicy climbing back down thru that section on the descent  

SURPRISE SURPRISE

A WILD AND DRAMATIC SCENE

A COLD WINDY VIEW

SAME VIEW AN HOUR LATER

PINYON PINE LOOKING EAST, WHITE MTS

LATE AFTERNOON AS THE STORM MOVES EAST INTO NEVADA

SUNRISE ON MT ABBOT AND MILLS

EARLY MORNING VIEW OF MT ABBOT

ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES OF GETTING UP EARLY

THE NORTH FACE OF DADE

THE EAST FACE OF MT MILLS

THE EAST FACE OF MT ABBOT

THE STD ROUTE ON THE EAST FACE OF MT ABBOT

THE DIRECT FINISH TO THE STD EAST FACE ROUTE ON ABBOT

THE STD ROUTE ON THE EAST FACE OF MT ABBOT

THE STD ROUTE ON THE EAST FACE OF MT ABBOT

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE EAST FACE OF MILLS

THE NORTH SIDE OF MT GABB

A CROP OF THE NORTH SIDE OF MT GABB

THE EQUALLY IMPRESSIVE SOUTH RIDGE OF MILLS

THE EQUALLY IMPRESSIVE SOUTH RIDGE OF MILLS

THE SOUTH RIDGE OF MILLS AND THE 2ND RECESS

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE IMPRESSIVE SOUTH RIDGE OF MILLS

THE COLD NW SIDE OF MT ABBOT

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE NARROW RIDGE

NORTH PAST MT MILLS

THE NARROW RIDGE SECTION OF THE CLIMB

VIEW SOUTH FROM THE SUMMIT

VIEW NORTH FROM THE SUMMIT

MIDWAY ACROSS THE NARROW RIDGE

THE TILTED FLAKE SECTION OF THE TRAVERSE

LOOKING BACK AT THE TRAVERSE

STARTING THE STEEPER PART OF THE DESCENT

THE TOP SECTION OF THE BROKEN FACE

THE LOWER SECTION OF THE BROKEN FACE

BACK IN THE COULOIR

APPROACHING RUBY LAKE

LOOKING BACK AT ABBOT FROM RUBY LAKE

LAST SECTION OF THE MONO PASS TRAIL

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