Yosemite, North, July 17, 2011
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IMG_6106.JPG0 viewsNorth Peak in background. Still too early to descend to the north.
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IMG_6108.JPG0 viewsWe west head up the east ridge to about the top of the snow on the ridge where it is safe to descend to the north down a "conspicuous curving spur" to the lower The Conness Lake below. The summit of Mount Conness is on right skyline.
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IMG_6109.JPG0 viewsCascade Lake and Steelhead Lake past the east ridge of North Peak, below Sky Pilot Col.
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IMG_6112.JPG0 views
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IMG_6113.JPG1 viewsClose to the highpoint on the ridge, the professor catches her breath. North Peak rises dramatically behind.
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IMG_6115.JPG1 views
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IMG_6116.JPG2 views
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IMG_6118.JPG3 views
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IMG_6120.JPG0 viewsDescending after climbing to about 11300' on the east ridge of Mount Conness.
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IMG_6121.JPG2 viewsDescending, already well below 11300' on the north side of the east ridge. The summit of Mount Conness on right skyline.
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IMG_6124.JPG2 views
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IMG_6125.JPG0 viewsGreenstone and Saddlebag lakes.
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