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Blitzen Ridge on Mount Ypsilon!!

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Afternoon Hike

Flatiron scrambling

Definitely an intense day. Haven’t been out scrambling for a bit but been so busy with work I figured I might as well make the most of the free day and go for a bigger objective. I traversed about 200 feet around the start of the first Ace before I got well into 5th class not that solid ledges and super in my head. Since the first/second were supposed to be the easiest ones by far, I figured I just had to train some more and get my solo head back. I backtracked to the start again and then realized I missed the obvious set of ledges I was supposed to be on- smooth going from there around the first two. The rest of the ridge (and getting down Donner Ridge) was a goddamn routefinding nightmare. This was supposed to be a 7-8k day but because of all the getting cliffed out and backtracking and re-climbing sections I managed to make it over 10k. Crux was 100% the dihedral on the top of the third Ace. Pretty big moves with absurd exposure  but honestly the rest felt super chill. Made my day wayy harder than it should have been by staying on Donner Ridge way too long and then getting mega cliffed out when I tried to go down. Got 90% of the way down a brutal class 3/4 gully and then hit a solid sheer cliff and had to climb all the way back up and around (twice because I got too antsy and thought I could make it). Long long day but stoked to do this one solo and definitely coming back soon now that I have the beta.

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Blitzen Ridge on Mount Ypsilon!!

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Pemi!

Blitzen Ridge on Mount Ypsilon!!

Four Pass Loop!

Afternoon Hike

Flatiron scrambling

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