Mt. Conness

Location Description

106 photos

As we neared Young Lakes we passed by Ragged Peak, and...
And farther away.
Looming in the distance is Mt. Conness. We really didn't...
Finally a somewhat clear view of the southwest face of...
Monica crossing a tiny stream on our cross-country...
Marlin, indicating the way forward.
Dong hiking (Monica and Marlin in the distance). Getting...
Conness seems to be getting a bit closer. Our climb...
Once out of the woods, we proceeded across easy terrain...
Dong, cooking dinner at camp as the clouds roll in over Conness.
And almost as soon as the clouds rolled in they were gone.
Eating dinner in camp on Sunday night.
Sunset over the Sierra Nevada. Looking south from our camp.
Alpenglow on Conness at sunset.
Monica gets ready to go to sleep in preparation for our...
Going to sleep early.
As it turned out, the evening was not so restful. Strong...
It was a windy morning so we bundled up in our...
Up the alpine slopes to the west ridge of Conness.
Alpine streams are my favorite.
Marlin, taking up the lead.
The West Ridge, looming above.
Monica.
Climbing up the talus at the base of the climb.
Pointing out a plant that smelled very strongly of mint.
Scrambling the last couple hundred yards. Marlin and...
View from the base of the climb. Half Dome is plainly...
Slightly zoomed in on (from left to right) Cathedral...
Dong, overlapping on the second pitch of West Ridge of...
Monica, making a delicate traverse on the second pitch...
At the end of the "hard" section. At this point, we kept...
Monica, stoked on the knife-edge west Ridge of Mt....
Climbing along the knife edge ridge.
A view of the exposure off to the left.
Climbing on an easier section.
Monica's got a lot of necklaces on.
Monica, climbing on a huge block.
I think that's about
Getting close to the top on easy terrain.
You can even see Tenaya Lake (near Half Dome in the background).
Relaxing near the summit.
Believe it or not there were marmots up here on this...
View to the west.
South
And East.
Climbing the last bit to the summit.
Monica near the summit.
Marlin, finding the summit register.
Marlin, with the summit register.
Looking off to the north.
Marlin, pointing out the Sawtooth Range to Dong.
Relaxing on the summit.
Signing the guest book.
Enjoying the cramped space on the summit.
Here we are!
View back towards camp.
... and zoomed in.
... and zoomed in even more. I swear our camp is just to...
Conness glacier.
Walking off the summit.
There's actually a pretty good trail along the east ridge.
Hiking along the east ridge to a plateau in the distance.
There was a trail going down this chute; to where I do not know.
Downclimbing a tricky part.
Back on (mostly) level ground for a while.
John
Apparently I did not do a very good job of coiling the rope.
Traversing a narrow ridge over to the plateau.
Southwest face of Mt. Conness, viewed from the side.
Stone wind rings on the plateau.
About to cross a small snowfield.
I found a USGS marker.
Another view of the southwest face.
Another view of the southwest face.
Crossing a small snowfield.
And now the fun part of the descent... a long and steep...
View of the West Ridge in profile.
The scree/talus/bush field we just descended.
Back on somewhat more friendly terrain.
Almost back to the valley.
Mt. Conness, nearly back at camp again.
Walking the last quarter mile or so.
And the fog rolls in for the second afternoon in a row.
View to the south.
Marlin and Dong's ultralight tube tent, i.e. a large...
Monica collecting mosquitos as usual.
Relaxing in camp.
With the mountain in the background.
More fog.
Going on a water run on Tuesday morning before we hike out.
Camp's packed up and we're ready to hit the trail.
Headed back for civilization.
Crossing a small stream.
I love alpine streams and meadows.
Back at Young Lake, where we pick up the NPS trail that...
Snack break on the trail.
Headed back to the meadows. Large gray dome at left...
Hiking along. Clark Range barely visible (dark colored...
Cathedral, Matthes, Mariolumne, Tenaya, Fairview and all...
Back side of Lembert directly ahead, I think.
Another resting spot.
Crossing a river on tricky rocks.
Dong balancing.
Monica plotting a plan of action.
Crying Time Again (5.10a) the 6-pitch climb on Lembert...
Monica made a friend in camp. (Tuolumne Meadows...