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Mt Ritter last weekend
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 1:56 pm
by QITNL
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
More shots:
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Re: Mt Ritter last weekend
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 2:46 pm
by schmalz
Epic! Thanks for the photos. Looks amazing up there.
Re: Mt Ritter last weekend
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 2:57 pm
by FeetFirst
Thank you for positing these wonderful photos!
Re: Mt Ritter last weekend
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 2:59 pm
by maverick
Marvelous photo's QITNL! A great conditions update for the area.
Re: Mt Ritter last weekend
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:05 pm
by Scouter9
Outstanding photos. Epic views.
Re: Mt Ritter last weekend
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:40 pm
by ManOfTooManySports
Nice photos! I like that the Banner shot has Mono Lake in the background. Which route did you take up Ritter?
Re: Mt Ritter last weekend
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:28 pm
by KathyW
Thanks for the great photos. Did you post-hole much in the snow?
Re: Mt Ritter last weekend
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:46 pm
by QITNL
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:
Re: Mt Ritter last weekend
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 7:33 pm
by justm
Love those photos !! Wow, thanks for sharing !
Re: Mt Ritter last weekend
Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2013 3:41 pm
by giantbrookie
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.