Me and my partner climbed Mithral Dihedral, a 5.9+ or 5.10a 1000 feet long alpine route on Mt. Russell in the High Sierras, California. Mt. Russell has an elevation of 14,094 feet (4,296 m) and is the seventh-highest peak in the state.
For the trip report and story on how we epiced this climb, please read this post on Mowgli and Panda.
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| If you are in Lone Pine, do not miss a breakfast bite at Alabama Hills Cafe. |
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| Our last good breakfast before heading out in the mountians. |
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| Iceberg lake as seen from the Whitney-Russell col. |
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| Start of the climb: Pitch one & two link up in a 200 feet long pitch |
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| Still in the shade before starting on the dihedral proper |
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| Dihedral proper: Sun and the hand jam corners |
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| Beautiful views all round |
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| Offwidth at the start of pitch 5 |
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| Last pitch before topping out the dihedral |
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| Close up of the last layback section |
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| Summit selfie |
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| From L to R: Third needle, Day needle, Keeler needle and Mt. Whitney |
