Mt Ritter last weekend
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Mt Ritter last weekend
I went up Mt Ritter last weekend, here are a few shots if you want to see what that area is looking like:
Mt Ritter, Banner Peak, Ediza Lake
Banner Peak, Thousand Island Lake
Cecile Lake, Minarets
Mt Davis, Donohue Pass
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Mt Ritter, Banner Peak, Ediza Lake
Banner Peak, Thousand Island Lake
Cecile Lake, Minarets
Mt Davis, Donohue Pass
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Epic! Thanks for the photos. Looks amazing up there.
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Thank you for positing these wonderful photos!
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Re: Mt Ritter last weekend
Marvelous photo's QITNL! A great conditions update for the area.
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I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
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I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
Have a safer backcountry experience by using the HST ReConn Form 2.0, named after Larry Conn, a HST member: http://reconn.org
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Re: Mt Ritter last weekend
Outstanding photos. Epic views.
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Re: Mt Ritter last weekend
Nice photos! I like that the Banner shot has Mono Lake in the background. Which route did you take up Ritter?
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Thanks for the great photos. Did you post-hole much in the snow?
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Re: Mt Ritter last weekend
Thanks. Uh, yeah, my route was sort of interesting. Originally I was just going to hike up to Ritter Pass but got bored with that. Got home & checked my Secor, I think I did the East Face, Clyde Variation, Owens Chute. Not the shortest route, but scenic.
The snow up there is in great shape, very little postholing, nicely set Sierra Cement. Nights have been warm and it's melting fast.
Maybe you could help me with a couple of IDs of some peaks to the south?:
EDIT: Answered - ID's courtesy summitpost/boyblue
Mount Abbot, Bear Creek Spire, Mount Gabb:
Red Slate Mountain:
The snow up there is in great shape, very little postholing, nicely set Sierra Cement. Nights have been warm and it's melting fast.
Maybe you could help me with a couple of IDs of some peaks to the south?:
EDIT: Answered - ID's courtesy summitpost/boyblue
Mount Abbot, Bear Creek Spire, Mount Gabb:
Red Slate Mountain:
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Love those photos !! Wow, thanks for sharing !
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Thanks for the report. The Ritter Range has such wonderfully rugged alpine character and this is really enhanced in early season. I recall my one early season visit to the Ritter Range in 1968. I didn't get any further than Lake Ediza, but the photos my dad took then are amazing. In the early 70's I went back with my dad and climbed Ritter and Banner, but this was a September trip and there wasn't too much snow.
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