Ascent Notes for: Exum Ridge - 5.7 popular Average Rating : 4.75/5

We climbed this route the day after climbing Middle via the N. Ridge. 1981 was a dry year with v. few thunderstorms. Weather was not a factor. We started pre-dawn and summited around 11:00. To me the crux was the awkward chimney/slot below the black face. This ascent was truly in another era - there were no other parties on the lower or upper Exum that day and one party as I recall on O-S. Climbers at the Alpine Club Ranch included Chouinard, Jim Donini and Kim Schmitz.

I repeated the complete Exum in 1986, this year we were descending O-S as a thunderstorm was building but made it back safely to lower saddle.

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