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| Joern leaving camp towards Mt. Russell | Mt. Russell and Fishhook Arete come into view | |
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| I don't know man... Looks steep! | Almost there... | Pitch 1, Fishhook Arete (5.9) |
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| Joern coming up Pitch 1 | Looking up the arete | Joern near the crux of the pitch |
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| Joern leading Pitch 2 | Looking down Pitch 3 and Joern at the second belay | |
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| Mt. Whitney | Rest of the route | Looking down Pitch 3 |
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| Arete shadow where I watched Joern lead Pitch 4 | Joern leading Pitch 5, after the downclimb to the notch | Further up |
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| At the belay | Looking down Pitch 6 | Joern starting Pitch 7 |
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| Joern leading the second half of Pitch 7 | Looking down the route | Summit views |
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| Joern coming up the final pitch | ||
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| Summit register entry | ||
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| Me, with Mt. Whitney behind | 14,000 ft peak summit #2! Joern and me at the summit of Mt. Russell | Joern on the steep descent |
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| Looking back up | Joern descending | |
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| Another look at Fishhook Arete | At Joern's insistence, me and Fishhook Arete | Final view |
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| Iceberg Lake | Joern and his victory cigarette! | |
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