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Tables of Contents for Falcon Guide Climbing California's High Sierra
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xii
Acknowledgments
xiii
Introduction
1
1
The High Sierra
1
1
Getting Here
2
2
Using This Guide
4
1
Ratings
5
1
Climbing
6
13
Equipment
9
1
Wilderness Impacts
9
3
Wildlife
12
1
Wilderness Permits
13
6
A Brief History of Climbing in the High Sierra
19
406
The Whitney Survey
19
1
John Muir
20
1
The Sierra Club Climbers at the Turn of the Century
21
2
The First Technical Climbs
23
2
Norman Clyde
25
2
The Underhill Camp
27
3
The Next Generation of Sierra Club Climbers
30
2
Post-World War II Climbers
32
1
Big Walls and Mountain Guides
32
2
Sierra Ice Climbing
34
1
The Modern Age
35
6
Mt. Whitney Area
Overview
37
4
Whitney Basin Traverse
41
4
Mt. LeConte
45
3
Mt. Chamberlain
48
4
Red Baron Tower
52
5
S. Lone Pine Peak
57
3
Mt. Muir
60
3
Aiguille Extra
63
4
Keeler Needle
67
4
Mt. Whitney--East Face
71
3
Mt. Whitney--East Buttress
74
4
Mt. Russell--West Face
78
3
Mt. Russell--Mithril Dihedral
81
3
Mt. Russell--Fishhook Arete
84
4
Mt. Russell-East Arete
88
6
Mt. Williamson Area
Overview
91
3
Mt. Carl Heller
94
2
Tulainyo Tower
96
4
Mt. Barnard
100
3
Mt. Williamson
103
3
Mt. Tyndall
106
8
Mt. Brewer Area
Overview
111
3
Mt. Stanford
114
2
Mt. Ericsson
116
3
Milestone Mountain
119
2
Thunder Mountain
121
2
Mt. Brewer
123
3
North Guard
126
6
Kaweah Area
Overview
129
3
Black Kaweah
132
3
Kaweah Traverse
135
2
Mt. Stewart
137
3
Hamilton Dome
140
2
Angel Wings
142
5
Cherubim Dome
147
8
Mt. Clarence King Area
Overview
153
2
Charlotte Dome
155
4
Mt. Gardiner
159
3
Mt. Clarence King
162
3
Mt. Cotter
165
5
Split Mountain Area
Overview
167
3
Split Mountain-Northeast Couloir
170
3
Split Mountain--Northeast Arete
173
7
Palisades Area
Overview
177
3
Palisade Traverse
180
6
Middle Palisade
186
2
Norman Clyde Peak
188
3
Temple Crag-Moon Goddess Arete
191
3
Temple Crag-Sun Ribbon Arete
194
4
Temple Crag-Dark Star
198
5
Mt. Sill
203
4
Polemonium Peak
207
3
North Palisade
210
3
Thunderbolt Peak
213
3
Mt. Winchell--Southeast Face
216
3
Mt. Winchell--West Arete
219
7
Mt. Darwin Area
Overview
223
3
Mt. Goode
226
5
Mt. Thompson
231
3
Picture Peak
234
2
Mt. Haeckel
236
3
Mt. Darwin
239
3
Mt. Mendel--Right Mendel Couloir
242
2
Mt. Mendel--Left Mendel Couloir
244
7
Mt. Goddard Area
Overview
247
4
Devils Crag #1
251
2
The Citadel
253
6
Mt. Humphreys Area
Overview
257
2
Mt. Emerson
259
2
Mt. Humphreys--East Arete
261
2
Mt. Humphreys--Northeast Couloir
263
6
Seven Gables Area
Overview
265
4
Seven Gables North Peak
269
2
Merriam Peak
271
4
Feather Peak
275
6
Rock Creek Area
Overview
277
4
Rock Creek Traverse
281
4
Bear Creek Spire--East Arete
285
3
Bear Creek Spire--North Arete
288
4
Mt. Dade
292
2
Mt. Abbot
294
2
Ruby Peak
296
4
Third Recess Peak
300
7
Mt. Morrison Area
Overview
303
4
Red and White Mountain
307
2
Red Slate Mountain
309
3
Mt. Morrison
312
7
Mt. Ritter Range
Overview
317
2
Minaret Traverse
319
4
Clyde Minaret
323
5
Michael Minaret
328
4
Mt. Ritter--Southwest Ridge
332
3
Mt. Ritter--North Face
335
2
Banner Peak--East Corner
337
2
Banner Peak--North Arete
339
7
Southern Yosemite Area
Overview
344
2
Mt. Lyell
346
2
Mt. Clark
348
5
Cathedral Range Area
Overview
351
2
Cathedral Range Traverse
353
5
Cathedral Peak
358
4
Eichorn Pinnacle
362
4
Matthes Crest
366
6
Mt. Dana Area
Overview
369
3
Mt. Dana
372
2
Dana Plateau
374
7
Mt. Conness Area
Overview
379
2
Mt. Conness--West Ridge
381
3
Mt. Conness--Southwest Face
384
4
Mt. Conness--North Ridge
388
3
North Peak
391
6
Sawtooth Ridge Area
Overview
395
2
Sawtooth Ridge Traverse
397
3
Matterhorn Peak
400
4
Dragtooth
404
4
Blacksmith Peak--North Arete
408
2
Blacksmith Peak--Northwest Face
410
3
Incredible Hulk--Red Dihedral
413
4
Incredible Hulk--Positive Vibrations
417
4
Outguard Spire
421
4
Peak and Route Name Index
425
4
About the Authors
429