Split Mountain —John Muir Wilderness — June 2026
A non-technical Sierra 14er with a burly approach: Red Lake to the summit of Split Mountain, with route notes and conditions.
A non-technical Sierra 14er with a burly approach: Red Lake to the summit of Split Mountain, with route notes and conditions.
This is certainly one of the trips of my lifetime. I am blessed and grateful to have pulled something like this off. Looking back through…
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