North American Classic Climbs
Matthes Crest
Traverse
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North American Classic Climbs |
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Matthes Crest Traverse |
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Description |
Climbers* |
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Panoramic view of the crest. |
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JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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The crest from the approach. The usual traverse is from South (right) to North (left.) (The lower gendarmes to the far south are not usually included in the traverse.) |
GC, KG |
RK |
09/01/76 | ||
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Hiking up slabs to the beginning of the climb. |
WG |
JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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Looking up at the first couple of pitches. After these, the rope may be dispensed with for a while for climbers comfortable soloing lower fifth class. |
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JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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Beginning the knife edged ridge, which constitutes a good portion of the climb. |
WG |
JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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Relatively easy ridge walking. |
WG |
JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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Situations such as this are common along the ridge. |
WG |
JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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Looking back along the ridge to the south. |
WG |
JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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Continuing to the north. |
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JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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The climber inspects an undercling (5.4) that leads to a chimney (5.6) |
WG |
JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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A closer view of this section. |
WG |
JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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Looking back along the ridge to the south. |
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JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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Easy scrambling. |
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JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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Climbing a short steep section towards the South Summit. |
WG |
JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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A thin section before the South Summit. |
WG |
JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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An exposed hand traverse just below the South Summit. |
WG |
JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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Looking back along the ridge to the south. |
WG |
JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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Hand traversing when it gets too thin to walk. |
WG |
JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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Looking towards the North Summit from the South Summit. |
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JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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Downclimbing (5.2) on ledges to the notch between the two main summits. |
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JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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Looking back from the North Summit. |
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JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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Rappelling from the North Summit (single 60m rope) |
WG |
JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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Down-climbing after two rappels. |
WG |
JH |
09/10/05 | ||
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If you stay on the ridge after the North Summit instead of rappel, you'll downclimb this extremely thin ridge. |
RK, KG |
GC |
09/01/76 | ||
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Relaxing on a rock "cornice" toward the end of the roped climbing. |
KG, RK |
GC |
09/01/76 |
*Climbers & Photographers: Gary Clark, Kim Grandfield, Robert Kee, William Geist, Jason Halladay
