450m, 3 pitches. The West Ridge of Mt Conness is one of the classic alpine climbs in the High Sierra. The crux of the route is the approach: 4 miles of cross-country- from Saddlebag Lake with a lot of vertical to the point where you almost summit before descending to the start of the route. An alternative for a more casual weekend is to backpack in to Young Lakes and do a day trip up to Conness (Yosemite permit required)

Listed as 3 pitches since these are the most technical sections of the climb. In reality there are around 12 pitches of climbing although most of it is 4th Class scrambling.

Aim for the high point in the talus at the toe of the buttress where you start the climb.

Be sure to watch out for afternoon thunderstorms in the summer months - by 2pm most days it starts to get dicey being on the highest peak in the area

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Big Routes , Tuolumne Easy Classics , The Awesome High Sierra

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North Ridge

Grade: 5.6 ***
(Mount Conness)

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