Mt. Langley, NE Couloir 14,042′, 4280m

Mt. Langley, NE Couloir Rick & Brian on the NE Couloir of Mt. Langley Rick & Brian on the summit of Mt. Langley May 1-3, 2009 Brian Bentrott, Rick Putnam,...
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North Palisade Peak, Clyde Couloir

North Palisade Peak, Clyde Couloir Chuck Raper high in the Clyde Couloir May 11-13, 2009 Our first trip into the Palisades this year was to climb the Clyde Couloir with...
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Mt. Whitney, Mountaineer’s Route 14,497′, 4418m

May 14-17, 2009 We had a great climb of Mt. Whitney via the Mountaineer’s Route.  We were treated to warm, clear, and calm weather for the entire trip.  To allow...
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Level 1 Avalanche Course

May 18-20, 2009 By special request we organized a late season Level 1 Avalanche Course.  As springtime is well under way here in the Eastern Sierra the warming temperatures and...
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Mt. Elbrus, Russia 18,510 feet, 5642m

We just returned from a wonderful two week trip to Russia. The group met in St. Petersburg where we took some time to tour the sites and see some of...
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Mt. Williamson (14,375′) / Mt. Tyndall (14,018′) June 29-July 3

Exciting views of remote part of the Sierra and supurb route conditions greeted us on this annually scheduled SMI trip. We allow 5 days to tackle two of the Sierra’s...
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North Lake to South Lake via Lamarck Col July 23-24, 2009

Our guests on this trip were a group of fun loving adventurous guys from Orange County who wanted to do an overnight backpack trip and cover lots of mileage.  After...
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East Face of Mt. Whitney (14,497′) July 29, 2009

Our first climb of the East Face of Mt. Whitney in 2009 was a one day car to car ascent.  Leaving Whitney Portal wearing headlamps we ascended the North Fork...
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Norman Clyde Peak, NNE Face 13,851 feet July 31 – August 1, 2009

Norman Clyde Peak is named after the famous Sierra mountaineering pioneer. It is located just north of Middle Palisade Peak (14,040′). It has several high quality routes leading to its...
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