Mt. Emerson, California, USA (13,204 ft / 4025 m): via the SE Face

June 29, 2006

Mt. Emerson (13,204')

Brief report:

Climbed with Mark Ingram (ming21). Even though we brought a 50m rope and a light rack, we ended up soloing the route. I went up first and tried climbing the left hand crack but the rock was wet from water running down it and had to downclimb. Then, I tried climbing the face in the middle between the left & right hand cracks and it worked although there was definitely a spicy traverse move to get back to the main "wet" left hand crack. Mark thought this was the crux of the route. After that it was all enjoyable class 3/4 climbing and surprisingly sustained (especially near the top).

Additional info about climbing Mount Emerson can be found here.


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