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Mount Dickey, in Alaska’s Central Alaska Range above the Ruth Gorge, is famed less for its height than for its immense, steep east face, a sheer granite wall rising about a vertical mile in remarkably little horizontal distance. This dramatic relief has made it one of the world’s great rock walls and a major objective for elite climbers. David Fisher and Bradford Washburn made the first ascent on April 19, 1955, by the West Face, which remains the standard route and usual descent. Later milestones included the first east-side route in 1974, the first winter ascent in 1979, and the technical Wine Bottle Route in 1988.
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Petersville, Alaska · United States
