Peak 11,300'

North American Classic Climbs

Peak 11,300'

Southwest Ridge

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		Description	Climbers*	Photo*	Date
22M18	22M18	The landing strip in Talkeetna with the Alaska Range behind.	-	GC	May, 1994
22J11	22J11	Flying up the Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier.	-	GC	May, 1994
JF74	JF74	Base camp on the West Fork of the Ruth.	-	CC	late April, 2004
JF04	JF04	On the approach to the SW Ridge of Peak 11,300'	JH	JF	2002
JF05	JF05	On the initial snow slopes of the ridge.	CC	JF	late April, 2004
JF07	JF07	The first one-third of the route is shown. The Grey Rock bivouac site is near the top right of the photo.	CC	JF	"
JF08	JF08	On the lower snow ridge.	CC	JF	"
JF10	JF10	The lower snow ridge, with the West Fork of the Ruth Glacier below.	-	JF	"
JF11	JF11	On the second mixed pitch.	CC	JF	"
JF13	JF13	On the second mixed pitch.	CC	JF	"
JF15	JF15	Climbing a mixed step on the first day.	JF	CC	"
JF16	JF16	The mixed section containing the "Squeeze Man's Chimney" (above and left)	JH, JB	JF	2002
JF17	JF17	Looking up the "Squeeze Man's Chimney"	-	JF	late April, 2004
JF18	JF18	Looking back down the "Squeeze Man's Chimney".	-	JF	"
JF19	JF19	On the ridge, with the impressive North Face of Huntington in the background.	CC	JF	"
JF20	JF20	Leading a crux step of 5.8/5.9 rock 200' below the first col.	CC	JF	"
JF22	JF22	Moving through the first col, past the snow dome bivouac site.	CC	JF	"
JF23	JF23	The Grey Rock bivouac site, with the snaking couloir in the background.	-	JF	"
JF24	JF24	A view of the first col from the Grey Rock bivouac site.	-	JF	"
JF26	JF26	The Notch bivouac site.	-	JF	"
JF27	JF27	Mixed Terrain above the Notch.	-	JF	"
JF28	JF28	Looking higher up the terrain above the Notch from the same vantage point.	-	JF	"
JF30	JF30	Climbing a steep couloir above the Notch.	CC	JF	"
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*Climbers & Photographers: John Fitzgerald, Jared Holforty, John Barklow, Charlie Carr, Gary Clark