Mount Clarence King
An ascent of the South Face of Mount Clarence King (I, 5.4),
with Robert Zeithammer, June 3, 2010
Timeline:
June 1, 2010. We departed Onion Valley around 9:00 and reached camp between Charlotte Lake and Glen Pass in mid-afternoon. There was a tremendous amount of snow, and some postholing.
June 2, 2010. We made our way over Glen Pass into Sixty Lakes basin and set up camp on a small ledge overlooking the lake at the western base of Fin Dome.
June 3, 2010. We departed camp at 6:40, reached the summit of Mount Clarence King at 13:00, and were back in camp at 17:00.
June 4, 2010. We departed camp around 7:30 and went over North Dragon Pass (class 3 to one rappel, and then a glissade descent). We set up camp in a meadow just east of Golden Trout Lake, for a leisurely evening,
June 5, 2010. The next day we completed the short hike out to Onion Valley.