Dragon Peak (12995', Sierra, West of Independence)

Harlan W S & Cori N
June 16, 2014

Cori graciously led Jodie and me for her tenth summit of Dragon

A gpx file is available here. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. DO NOT open the file in your browser; right click on the link (ctrl-click on Mac) and save to desktop. All points relative WGS84.  There are 3 tracks in this file; the "down" track is broken into 2 segments each <500 points, so both can be loaded on older GPS units.

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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.
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I had played the idiot and
cached my whippet (quasi-
ice axe) below. It was hard
to kick steps with my
rounded approach shoes.
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Cori stayed low in the
gully to S, preferring snow,
while Jodie and I went over
the blocky large talus.
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View back E
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Don't go up here! as you
ascend farther to W (L),
you will turn R (N) up a
hidden chute
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Nearing the summit block
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Cori tries to convince Jodie
that the last traverse is OK
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From top, view W
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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
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Photo courtesy of Cori:
I'm giving Jodie advice
about handholds
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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.
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Matt, a JMT hiker who
got way off-route and came
back with us.
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