[CMCEmail] Best southern Sierra peak route?

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You have to make sure not to take the Left side, which is 4th class.  
The right side is about 25 ft. of steep 3rd class, then scree down to  
a point upstream of Upper Boyscout Lake.

mrh

On Aug 30, 2009, at 7:56 PM, CMCEmail at Californiamountaineer.com wrote:


> Matt (or anyone else)-

>

> Regarding Mt. Russell, is the descent into the south face, right  

> side easy to find?  And what is the best route back to Whitney  

> Portal from the bottom of that route?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Sam

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: CMCEmail at Californiamountaineer.com

> To: cmcemail at californiamountaineer.com

> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 11:39 AM

> Subject: Re: [CMCEmail] Best southern Sierra peak route?

>

> Sam,

>

> You can also descend the South Face, Right side for a loop.

>

> Matt

>

> On Aug 28, 2009, at 6:57 AM, CMCEmail at Californiamountaineer.com wrote:

>

>> Sam,

>>

>> East Ridge of Mt. Russell.:  Whitney Portal, North Fork of Lone  

>> Pine Creek, Russell-Carillon Pass, East Ridge and return by the  

>> same route.  Third class, a little exposed, but not steep, great  

>> views, relatively short approach.

>>

>> Mike Daugherty

>>

>> In a message dated 8/28/2009 6:31:58 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  

>> cmcemail at californiamountaineer.com writes:

>> Hi fellow CMC member-

>>

>> I will be driving to the Sierras from SoCal on a Saturday in  

>> October, sleeping near the trailhead, climbing up and down  

>> something on Sunday, and driving back to SoCal that night. I might  

>> be solo, so I don't want the difficulty to exceed 3rd class. What  

>> would you recommend (other than Whitney)?

>>

>> Thanks,

>>

>> Sam Page

>> jsamuelpage at earthlink.net

>>

>>

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