North Peak

Location Description

35 photos

Tom, walking beside Saddlebag Lake.
One of the many (nameless to me) alpine lakes and carns...
Mighty North Peak. There are 3 couloirs. We ascended...
Looking east at the many alpine lakes and Owen's Valley...
Tom nearing the terminus of the glacier.
Tom at the terminus of the glacier.
John, standing on the glacier below the North Couloir of...
Tom about to second the first pitch; photo taken from...
Tom, removing an ice screw.
John, about to ascend the Bergschrund at the beginning...
Having ascended the Bergschrund, John on lead. Placing...
Tom seconding the second pitch.
Tom, on the sharp end of the rope, 3rd pitch.
Tom, leading the 3rd pitch, with a rainbow over his head.
This is perhaps the only time I have seen two...
John, pausing for a moment to smile for the camera. ...
Same as before, but with a bit more backgroud.
Tom seconding the 4th pitch. We ran out the 60 meter...
Tom, nearing one of the last ice screws on the 4th...
Tom leading the 5th and final pitch.
Almost there! (Sequence shot #1.)
Almost there! (Sequence shot #2.)
Almost there! (Sequence shot #3.)
Victory.
Tom, a bit tired, but at the col.
Looking southwest to the ridge of Conness.
At the col.
I am always forgetting how beautiful the treeless High...
Mt. Conness, 12,550 ft. Perhaps for another adventure.
Tom, at the col.
Due to the flash and the fact that you can't see my...
Tom, with flash. Luckily, I included his feet, so the...
Moutaineering still life :). Yes, that is a lake in the...
Almost 5pm and still far to hike (our cars are at the...
Some exceptionally clear water at the lake I stopped by...