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Mt.
Ritter from Shadow Lake. After about an
hour and a half of hiking from Agnew Meadows, we
reached beautiful Shadow Lake. Mt. Ritter rises
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The
Minarets. The late afternoon sun catches
on the faces of the Minarets. We stopped
here above Ediza Lake to set up camp. While
doing so, we saw two climbers descending the large
snowfield just below "the gap" (half visible
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Mt.
Ritter and Banner Peak. Looking up to the
Banner-Ritter saddle from our campsite high in the
valley above Ediza Lake. One afternoon, we saw
three huge deer foraging in the shrubs and grass above
our campsite. |
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Initial
climb. We departed our camp at around
7:30am and climbed directly up the rocky gully between
Ritter Pass and Mt. Ritter itself. Here I am
ascending the steep rocks of the lower gully.
Although the rocks are smallish in places, it is very
easy to zig zag your way up this part.
(Photo
by Griffin Golamco) |
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The
"Tree Rock".
Near the top
of the lower gully, we came upon the "tree
rock" from Alan Ritter's trip reports.
Unlike our June trip, where we continued all the way
up and out of the gully, this time we angled to the right up some very
steep grass and a series of cliffs. The arrow
indicates our line of travel. (Photo
by Griffin Golamco) |
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Above
the tree rock. Above the first
small rock band, there are a series of grassy ledges
and cliffs, all of which are fairly easy to
navigate. Here,
Griffin hikes upward through the grassy area just
above the chute. Ediza Lake lies far below. |
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