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Peak 11,300'

Southwest Ridge

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JF31

JF31

Pitch 2 above the Notch, with Mt. Hunter in the background.

JF

CC

Late April, 2004

JF33

JF33

A corniced ridge forms the next section of the route.

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JF

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JF34

JF34

Climbing the corniced ridge.

CC

JF

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JF35

JF35

The omnipresent view of the North Face of Mt. Huntington from the route.

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JF

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JF36

JF36

Climbing mixed terrain.

CC

JF

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JF37

JF37

In the gully before the upper snow fields.

JF

CC

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JF40

JF40

High on the ridge.

CC

JF

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JF51

JF51

Camp on the summit.

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JF

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JF58

JF58

Looking down on the confluence of the West Fork with the main Ruth Glacier, with features marked.

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JF

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JF59

JF59

Looking down the upper Southeast Ridge, the descent route.

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JF

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JF64

JF64

On the descent.

CC

JF

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JF65

JF65

More on the descent, with the Rooster Comb behind.

CC

JF

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JF66

JF66

Rappelling the SE ridge.

JF

CC

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JF69

JF69

Another rappel.

JF

CC

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JF70

JF70

On the final rappel.

CC

JF

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JF75

JF75

The SW ridge from below.

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JF

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JF76

JF76

Looking back up to the lower SE Ridge and the glacier that constitutes the final bit of the descent.

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JF

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JF77

JF77

Looking down the West Fork towards the Rooster Comb

unknown

JF

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JF86

JF86

Clouds in the west at 11:00pm.

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JF

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22M13

22M13

Flying out of the Mountain House area (one option.) The Don Sheldon Ampitheatre is in the background.

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GC

May 1994

JF28H

JF28H

Looking down on Peak 11,300' from the summit of Mt. Huntington. The route rises from the glacier basin at the far left, and descends via the snowy ridge on the right. The danger from avalanches and falling seracs on the descending traverse is clearly evident.

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JF

Late April, 2005

*Climbers & Photographers: John Fitzgerald, Charlie Carr, Gary Clark