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Washington Climbers Kick Off Alaska Season

Mark Allen and Graham Zimmerman of Washington State have established a significant new route on the southeast buttress of Mt. Bradley (9,104') in the Ruth Gorge of the Alaska Range. Noteworthy for its sustained difficulty, the route also marks an early start to the season: Allen and Zimmerman were likely the only climbers braving a series of early April storms on the high peaks. Vitalogy (Alaska Grade V: M6+ WI5 5.9 R A1, 4,600') ascends what Zimmerman calls "a striking line of ice" about 350 meters right