Mount Russell, Startrekkin’. In July Alan Bartlett and I climbed a new route on the southwest buttress. It is located between the Direct Buttress and the Mithral Dihedral. After sharing the same start as these other two routes, we continued up a vertical crack past a small overhang for several pitches to the top. High quality rock and exposure make this route well worth the approach. NCCS III, F10.

Robb Dellinger, Buff Alpine Club