North American Classic Climbs
Wiwaxy Peak
SW (Grassi) Ridge
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Wiwaxy Peak SW (Grassi) Ridge |
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Hiking into Lake O'Hara in the pre-dawn hours. |
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Wiwaxy Peak from near the campground. Grassi Ridge extends directly toward the camera. |
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On the approach terraces. |
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Belaying the first pitch. This is the "highest tree", the goal of the approach. |
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Leading pitch 1, an undistinguished gully left of the crest. |
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Looking down from the belay at the top of 1. |
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Hiking an easy horizontal section toward the beginning of technical pitch 2. |
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Pitch 2. |
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Looking down on a belay low on the route, showing the typical "staircase" nature of the ridge. |
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Leading on the ridge crest. |
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Looking down at another belay stance. |
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A typical pitch mid-way up the crest. |
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Quality rock ahead. |
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It looks harder than it is, due to the size and plentitude of holds. |
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Another great pitch leading back to the crest. |
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Lake O'Hara starts to take shape below as you get higher. |
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Mt. Hungabee in the background. |
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The summit plateau. |
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The upper part of the ridge in profile (taken on the descent.) |
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Tricky, exposed down-climbing on the descent. |
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More down-climbing. |
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Looking back on the summit from below showing the 4th-class descent section. Good luck in finding an easy way down this - we couldn't. |
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Nearing the Lake, a steep loose gully presents itself. Not a good place for Nikes. |
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Lake O'Hara from the west shore. |
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*Climbers & Photographers: Gary Clark, Lynn Clark
