Climbing Starr King


 October 26th, 2003

Trailhead: Mono Meadow (Yosemite NP, Glacier Point Road)
Total Distance: ~11mi
Total Elevation Gain: ~3500ft
Peak Elevation: 9092ft

Class: 5.4 (new school), 5.0 (old school)


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 Starr King at dawn


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 North, Middle and South Summits of Starr King


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 Erratic in the way to Starr King saddle


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 Class 2 slabs on Middle summit


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 The route to the summit (purple) and rappel route (green)


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 Heyning just above the crux of the first pitch


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 Heyning climbing, Christine (top) at first belay station


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 Arturo at the Starr King summit


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 Heyning and Christine at the Starr King summit


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 The Group at the Starr King summit


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 Nice register, going back to 1981!


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 View of Half Dome


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 Mount Clark and the Toulumne Area obscured by the smoke of wild fires


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 Heyning (left) and Christine (right) rappelling from the halfway rappel station

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