Tuesday, October 23, 2012

North Peak Center Couloir

North Peak, Center Couloir
North Peak with the left and middle colours.
Jonathan at the base.
on the ice !
and on the first pitch of ice !
Pitch 2
Pitch 2
Pitch 3, beautiful ice ! I have never seen the Central Coulour with ice this clean and good !
The ice got very narrow, then the mud.
Climbing behind the cackstone.
And on top of it !
Doug at the top of the ice.
Yosemite, Arrowhead Arete
Chris on the Arrowhead Spire !
The Arrowhead Spire .
Chris up on the Arrowhead Arete, great views of the Spire below.
Doug belaying Mark and Chris .
Doug on the Arrowhead Arete .
Chris, it's getting dark !
Mark, Doug and Chris looking for the descent .
Tuolumne Meadows with Mark Stepo.
Mark at the start of Cry in Time Again.
Cry in Time Again has great rock and location.
Super climbing on the best of rock.
Mark climbing into the evening light.
Palisade: North Palisade and Polemenium.
At base camp with storm clouds above.
Zack on the route up North Palisade.
Good climbing up to North Pal.
On the Summit !
Doug on top !
Palisades, August 2012
Stormy weather on the hike into our base camp.
Nearing our base camp.
Climbing to the summit (14,003) on Thunderbolt.
There is very good climbing on the traverse from Thunderbolt to Starlight.
The guys nearing Starlight.
Summer 2012 in the Sierra
North Peak, July 2012
Doug in Tuolumne
Happy Feet
Doug on Fairview Dome
Fairview Dome, Plastic Exploding Inevitable