Mills

• Link to Full Album:	See full album : # 81
  Route:	East Face gully
  Grade:	Class 4, moderate snow
  Date:	May 2021
  Partner(s):	solo
  Notes:	Why do I keep saying that springtime ascents are the preferred season to climb in the High Sierra? This route is a fine example of something that I would steer clear of in the dryer summer months. It also gave me a chance to descend to the north and thus do a long circuit around the region. Did the left hand gully. When the gully pinches off at its top, a short section of stout rock climbing to get out of the gully to the right made more sense as the squeeze chimney finish looked a bit more than I was willing to solo. Some melted out ground lead to a fine snowfield finish. The summit is a bit of a hike south towards Abbot.
  Extra:	Only a sampling of images from the climb are shown here. Hence the link to the full album.