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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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