http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=1223197
Here's a photo-intensive and text-minimal trip report from last Thursday. Suffice to say that I battled altitude sickness all day (no puking - but close), happily let Joe lead everything, managed to replace both of my 1/4" bolts on Anduril but none of the 4 on Narsil, bailed off at the N/S summit notch, and didn't get rid of the splitting headache until I dropped all the way down to Lee Vining.
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 "South Tooth" of Matthes - the west side one. Credit: Greg Barnes |
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 Climbers on normal Matthes Crest start, 10am 7/29/10. Credit: Greg Barnes |
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 Joe roping up for Narsil. Credit: Greg Barnes |
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 Joe leading Narsil. Credit: Greg Barnes |
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 Replacing a 1/4" bolt on Anduril. Credit: Greg Barnes |
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 Joe just past crux on Anduril. Credit: Greg Barnes |
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 At the first pitch anchor on Anduril. Credit: Greg Barnes |
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 Pitch 2 of Anduril. Credit: Greg Barnes |
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 Joe at pitch 2 anchor of Anduril. Credit: Greg Barnes |
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 The foot shot from pitch 2 anchor, Anduril. Credit: Greg Barnes |
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 Anduril pitch 3. Credit: Greg Barnes |
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 Start of last pitch, Anduril. Credit: Greg Barnes |
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 Looking south from pitch 3 anchor, Anduril. Credit: Greg Barnes |
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 Joe nearing the top of the last pitch, Anduril. Credit: Greg Barnes |
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 Joe at the top of Anduril - tops out only 30' further along the crest than the normal start. Credit: Greg Barnes |
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 How many close-calls has this tree had with lightning? Credit: Greg Barnes |
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 The brutal cross-country bushwhacking of the High Sierra. Credit: Greg Barnes |
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