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