Idaho Exposure

Hiking, Climbing, Backpacking, Snowshoeing, Backcountry Skiing. Photos by Thomas Oetzell; idahoexposure.com


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IMG_4845.JPG6 viewsThe Professor on the summit of Half Dome.
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IMG_4847.JPG2 viewsThe author on the summit of Half Dome.
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IMG_4849.JPG2 viewsThe author on the summit of Half Dome.
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IMG_4850.JPG2 viewsThe author on the summit of Half Dome.
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IMG_4852.JPG2 viewsMt. Clark from the summit of Half Dome.
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IMG_4854.JPG2 viewsFrom left to right, Tresidder Peak, Columbia Finger, and Cathedral Peak above Sunrise High Sierra Camp and Long Meadow.
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IMG_4855.JPG3 viewsFrom left to right, Cathedral Peak, Echo Peaks, and The Cockscomb; Cathedral Range from the Sunrise Trail, south of Long Meadow.
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IMG_4857.JPG3 viewsFrom left to right, Columbia Finger (far left), Echo Peaks, and The Cockscomb (far right); Cathedral Range above Long Meadow.
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IMG_4860.JPG3 viewsA brief pause before the mosquitoes necessitate moving on!
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IMG_4862.JPG3 viewsCathedral Peak from .08 miles south of 9700' Cathedral Pass. The lower, left (west) summit is Eichorn Pinnacle; North Face, I, 5.4. The east summit has many routes, the easiest is the West Face, class 4. The classic route is the grade II, 5.5 Southeast Buttress route, (just left of the right skyline in the photo). I did that route and then the North Face of Eichorn Pinnacle from the saddle July 26, 1971, and the Southeast Buttress again October 8, 1988.
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IMG_4864.JPG2 viewsExfoliating granite on the south face of The Cockscomb; Cathedral Range, from .08 miles south of 9700' Cathedral Pass.
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