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Ribbon Peak (L) is accessed from this scree bowl via cliffs at center. As you can see, this is beyond hiking... :)We traversed this bench to the back of the scree bowl and bottom of the headwall.A view back towards Bogart Tower and the third lake from our descent of Ribbon Peak.Looking back at Sonny on the bench traverse with the third Memorial Lake at lower right.The cliff band ahead is finally starting to look like there might be a scramble route through it.We went up the snow in the foreground and traversed climbers left of the small stream to find a weakness in the upper part of the band.We traversed this bench before finding a reasonable route up to the right.Part way through the cliff band, the third memorial lake is just visible. Mount Bogart at upper left.Sonny comes up through the headwall - as you can see the terrain is huge and loose here.Telephoto over the third Memorial Lake and Bogart Tower towards Sparrowhawk.The upper scree valley is a quiet and magical place that few humans set foot on. Ribbon Peak's west slabs rise dramatically to the left.A panorama from the top of the cliff band looking back at Mount Bogart (L) and Sparrowhawk (R).Sonny is a tiny dot at center in the midst of the impressive landscape between Ribbon (R) and Bogart (L).Gazing east towards Mount Kidd with The Fortress visible just left of center. Note the steepness of the slabs I'm on at far left.The scree covered ledges and slabs were straightforward - but you still had to concentrate on your footing or you'd slip off the west face!The views are improving as I gain height on the west face. This is looking east to Mount Kidd North and South.Looking back down my ascent route up the slabs - Sonny visible at bottom just starting up.The angle of the south ridge takes a dramatic upturn where we met it.Looking to the south off the ridge at Mount Kidd - north peak with the lookout at left.Looking east from the spot where I intersected the ridge - Kidd South with Fortress area peaks to the right.
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