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Mammoth Trip, 2022

September 28

Conness East Ridge




And finally - Alpine Lake!


We found some shelter out of the wind to eat a snack and rest a bit. There was a use trail leading away, and we wondered if on the way down we should follow it.


The climb to Alpine Lake had eaten deeply into our time, and it was pretty clear that we would not climb the Conness summit block today. Having already achieved that once, that was not important to me anyway. We agreed to a turn-around time of 13:00 to get us down before dark, with a safety margin. -F.