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Eric on the approach | Northern Tuolumne peaks | Unicorn Peak |
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| Cathedral Peak | Budd Lake | |
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| First full view of Matthes Crest | ||
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| North and South Summits | Final approach | |
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| Echo Peaks | Mt. Lyell and McClure | Eric coming up the first pitch of Matthes Crest (5.7) |
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| Matthes Lake | Echo Lake and west | |
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| Eric coming up the second pitch | Greg belaying Gabe on an alternate start | |
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| Eric coming up the third pitch | Looking north at the traverse | View south |
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| Eric weighed down by the shortened rope | Me belaying | |
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| Eric looking back | Looking back south | Mt. Lyell glacier |
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| South Summit and North Summit in the distance | Looking back south at what we traversed | |
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| South and North Summits | Mt. Dana and Mt. Gibbs | |
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| Cool erosion patterns on the east side | Eric belaying me | |
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| Remainder of the crest | South and North Summits | |
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| North Summit | Me and Eric on South Summit | |
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| Mt. Conness and northern end of Matthes Crest | Mt. Starr King | Tenaya Peak |
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| Final view | Eric rapping | North Summit, next time... |
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| Eric on the second rap | Stuck rope | |
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| North Summit, nice hand crack to North Summit, notch, South Summit | Full traverse in view | |
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| Sunset on Matthes Crest | Mt. Clark and Echo Lake | Cathedral Peak from John Muir Trail |
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