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Mt. McAdie
Mt. McAdie - topographically situated just a little over 2 miles south of the famous Mt. Whitney, but the fact is it’s miles and miles away from it in terms of strenuousness.
We’ve started as one should – Whitney portal (Rob, Lorenzo, Cindy, Jose and myself). Following Lone Pine Creek first but soon parting away from Whitney trail (for good) aiming for Consultation Lake. Nothing remarkable on the approach except that it always surprises me how desolate a wilderness can be. With one of the busiest trails in Sierra Nevada less than a mile away from us, we haven’t seen or heard a single soul. I really appreciate mountains for the fact that no matter how crowded it may seem on a trailhead they always provide enough room for everyone.
Ascending Arc Pass (shoulder between Mallory and McAdie) was also relatively easy but myself and Lorenzo were a little faster so we decided to proceed to McAdie and not to wait for Rob and Jose.
The chute was full of snow, pretty solid (albeit a bit wet as we were somewhat late) – there were a few sketchy moments approaching the saddle but nothing too technical (again, there was much snow that year)
Dropping over to the west face of the mountain we summited it rather quickly following a number of (quite defined) paths.
Reverse path was not really remarkable.
Mt. McAdie
Mt. McAdie - topographically situated just a little over 2 miles south of the famous Mt. Whitney, but the fact is it’s miles and miles away from it in terms of strenuousness.
We’ve started as one should – Whitney portal (Rob, Lorenzo, Cindy, Jose and myself). Following Lone Pine Creek first but soon parting away from Whitney trail (for good) aiming for Consultation Lake. Nothing remarkable on the approach except that it always surprises me how desolate a wilderness can be. With one of the busiest trails in Sierra Nevada less than a mile away from us, we haven’t seen or heard a single soul. I really appreciate mountains for the fact that no matter how crowded it may seem on a trailhead they always provide enough room for everyone.
Ascending Arc Pass (shoulder between Mallory and McAdie) was also relatively easy but myself and Lorenzo were a little faster so we decided to proceed to McAdie and not to wait for Rob and Jose.
The chute was full of snow, pretty solid (albeit a bit wet as we were somewhat late) – there were a few sketchy moments approaching the saddle but nothing too technical (again, there was much snow that year)
Dropping over to the west face of the mountain we summited it rather quickly following a number of (quite defined) paths.
Reverse path was not really remarkable.