First Ascents by Norman Clyde in the Sierra Nevadas
(just getting started with this ..... )
I have listed these within the sections given in Secor's guidebook.
Notice that the bulk of his ascents are solo.
The Whitney Region.
- Mt. Leconte, northwest chute, class 3
- Lone Pine Peak, southeast slopes, class 2
- Mount Mallory, traverse from Irvine Peak, class 2
- Mount Irvine, from Arc Pass, class 1
- Mount McAdie, from Arc Pass, class 3
- Mount McAdie, middle peak, class 2
- Thor Peak, southwest slope, class 2
- Wotans Throne, northwest arete, class 2
- Mount Whitney, east face, III 5.4 (party of 4)
- Mount Russell, east ridge, class 3
- Mount Russell, west arete, class 3 (descended)
- Mount Russell, north arete, class 3 (descended)
- Mount Carillon, from russell-carillon pass, class 2
- The Cleaver, northwest ridge, class 3 "a good rubber soled shoe climb"
- Trojan Peak, west face, class 3
The Kaweahs and the Great Western Divide.
The Kings-Kern Divide.
The High Passes.
Monarch Divide and Cirque Crest.
Kettle Ridge and the LeConte Divide. (west side).
The Palisades.
The Evolution Region.
The Whitney Region.
The Mono Recesses.
Mammoth Lakes and the Silver Divide.
The Minarets and June Lake.
The Clark and Cathedral Ranges.
Northern Yosemite.
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