North American Classic Climbs
Ellingwood Peak
North Arête
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Ellingwood Peak North Arête |
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The parking lot at the trailhead to Titcomb basin (just in case you thought you might be lonely.) |
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One of the many small lakes on the trail to Island Lake. |
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Another lake along the trail. |
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8/02/99 | ||
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Muddy trails, kept well mixed by horseshoes. |
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Trail erosion on the pass west of Island Lake. |
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Island Lake - the most popular camping destination on the hike for hikers and fisherpeople. |
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Approaching Ellingwood Peak from the West - the ridge is seen in profile. |
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Camp at Lake 10,813 with the Peak directly behind. We were the only ones here. |
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Approaching the arête on the morning of the climb. |
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8/03/99 | ||
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Arriving at the belay, pitch 3. |
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Leading on an early pitch; quite typical of most of the climb. |
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Leading a dihedral left of the crest low on the route. |
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Following a pitch mid-way up the route. |
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Another clean slab pitch. |
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Looking down the sweeping buttress from fairly high. |
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The penultimate pitch. |
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Starting the last pitch. |
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The last belay, near the summit. |
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Looking down at lake 10,813 from the summit. Camp is marked with a small red tent symbol. |
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There is some tricky route-finding and down-climbing just below the summit for a few hundred feet. |
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Stopping to smell the flowers on the descent of the Southwest Ridge. |
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Flowers near the summit. |
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Looking down on the saddle between Ellingwood and Elephant Head, the first objective on the descent. Island Lake in the background. |
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Ellingwood Peak from the North. The route is roughly marked. |
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*Climbers & Photographers: Gary Clark, Lynn Clark
