<P> The Cable Route was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012 . </P> <Ul> <Li> 1875 George G. Anderson via drilled spikes on the east slope . </Li> <Li> 1946 Salathe Route on southwest face (IV 5.7 A3), FA by John Salathe and Anton Nelson </Li> <Li> 1957 Northwest Face (VI 5.8 A3), FA by Royal Robbins, Jerry Gallwas and Mike Sherrick . First Grade VI in North America . </Li> <Li> 1963 Direct Northwest Face (VI 5.9 A5), FA by Royal Robbins and Dick McCracken </Li> <Li> 1969 Tis - sa - ack (VI 5.9 A4), FA by Royal Robbins and Don Peterson . </Li> <Li> 1973 First "clean ascent" of NW face by Dennis Hennek, Doug Robinson, and Galen Rowell, Hennek is on the cover of June 1974 National Geographic leading a nut protected traverse see Super Topo too </Li> <Li> 1987 The Big Chill (VI 5.9 A4), FA by Jim Bridwell, Peter Mayfield, Sean Plunkett and Steve Bosque </Li> <Li> 1989 Shadows (VI 5.10 A5), FA by Jim Bridwell, Charles Row, Cito Kirkpatrick, William Westbay </Li> <Li> 1997 Blue Shift (VI 5.11 c a4) FA by Jay Smith and Karl McConachie . </Li> </Ul> <Li> 1875 George G. Anderson via drilled spikes on the east slope . </Li> <Li> 1946 Salathe Route on southwest face (IV 5.7 A3), FA by John Salathe and Anton Nelson </Li>

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