1. Norman Clyde Peak from the trail |
2. South Fork, Big Pine Creek |
3. Approaching Willow Lake |
4. Glacier Lodge below |
5. Middle Palisade behind the tree... |
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6. Middle Palisade and Norman Clyde Peak |
7. Mount Sill and Gayley |
8. Mount Gayley and Temple Crag |
9. The approach hike: South Fork, Big Pine Creek |
10. A nice area... |
11. Possible camps... |
12. The marrow of the world. |
13. Norman Clyde Peak with Norman Clyde Glacier below |
14. At camp, resting on the granite |
15. Dinner |
16. Evening tea in front of Mount Sill |
17. Mount Jepson at 6 am. |
18. Mount Sill at sunrise |
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19. Approaching Glacier Notch |
20. Glacier Notch and Mount Sill |
21. Getting ready to climb the North Couloir |
22. The North Couloir |
23. Looking down towards the North Fork of Big Pine Creek. |
24. Looking down towards camp. |
25. Polemonium, North Palisade, Starlight and Thunderbolt from the notch between Apex Peak and Sill. |
26. Traversing the Northwest face. |
27. The Palisade Glacier |
28. Looking North |
29. We seem to be lacking proper protection gear. |
30. Just above, the summit ridge, but we have to abandon the climb |
31. Looking toward Sam Mack Lake |
32. More of North Palisade |
33. One last attempt finding and easy route |
34. Mount Winchell |
35. Posing just for the camera. |
36. The Palisade crest |
37. Coming down the North Couloir |
38. All iced up. |
39. Mount Gayley from the North Couloir. |
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40. Dawn on Sill and I |
41. Dawn on Sill and Michel. |
42. South Fork, Big Pine Creek |
43. Near Willow Lake |
44. Mounts Jepson, Sill and Gayley from Willow Lake |
45. Mount Sill from Highway 395. |