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 Sierra Primrose |
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 Our 1st good view of Dragon. We will go up a gully at L of the peak, then ascend right through a hidden slot. |
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 The last lake-- we will cut along the S (L) side. |
 I had played the idiot and cached my whippet (quasi- ice axe) below. It was hard to kick steps with my rounded approach shoes. |
 Cori stayed low in the gully to S, preferring snow, while Jodie and I went over the blocky large talus. |
 View back E |
 Don't go up here! as you ascend farther to W (L), you will turn R (N) up a hidden chute |
 Nearing the summit block |
 Cori tries to convince Jodie that the last traverse is OK |
 From top, view W |
 I'm looking off E side of summit, back over Jodie's pack. This is the route Bob Burd used for descent; it looks OK, but is definitely class 4, especially for a short person. |
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 Drago! (Rocky IV) |
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 Cori heads back down |
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 Cori gives Jodie some guidence |
 Photo courtesy of Cori: I'm giving Jodie advice about handholds |
 Descent S |
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 We will cut to L side of that pinnacle |
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 polemonium |
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 Cori glissades down snow |
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 Jodie slips and intuitively arrests with a trekking pole. |
 Matt, a JMT hiker who got way off-route and came back with us. |
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