3-604: East Face may refer to: East Face (Mount Whitney) , California, United States Kangshung Face , of Mount Everest Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title East Face . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=East_Face&oldid=1244616034 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
6-496: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages East Face (Mount Whitney) The East Face of Mount Whitney is a technical alpine rock climbing route and is featured in Fifty Classic Climbs of North America . Mount Whitney is the highest peak in the contiguous United States . The first ascent was on August 16, 1931, by Robert L. M. Underhill of
9-625: The Appalachian Mountain Club , and Sierra Club climbers Norman Clyde , Jules Eichorn , and Glen Dawson . By the standards of climbing in California at that time, the route was considered very exposed, especially the famous Fresh Air Traverse. Steve Roper called this route "one of the classic routes of the Sierra, partly because of its spectacular location and partly because it was the first really big wall to be climbed in
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