Yesterday four of us climbed the most northerly east chute of Thor and descended the Secret Route. I had done an ice ax and crampon ascent of it about 35 years ago, and thought it was time to repeat it.
It's steep, and the dreadful-at-times snow conditions sapped our energy and slowed us down, so we didn't have time for the summit.
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This was my third weekend in a row in the Whitney area, and the conditions have been different each time.
Our ascent route:
