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South Ridge - 2019

An exciting route to solo. Very doable if you're okay with the exposure. Four raps with a single 70m 7.9 was just right for descending the north side of the peak.  

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COOL, CLOUDY WEATHER AT THE START OF THE WEST TENSLEEP TRAIL TO WILDERNESS BASIN

CLOUD PEAK FROM MISTYMOON LAKE

DECISION TIME. LOOKING AT OPTIONS FOR GETTING STARTED OF THE CROSS COUNTRY ROUTE INTO WILDERNESS BASIN

SOMEBODY'S CLOUD PEAK HIGH CAMP

CERTAINLY AN EASY START TO THE XC APPROACH TO WILDERNESS BASIN

THE SMALL LAKE ABOVE THE CLOUD PEAK HIGH CAMP

CROSSING THE SCREE PATH AT THE START OF THE CROSS COUNTRY ROUTE TO WILDERNESS BASIN

CROSSING THE SCREE AT THE START OF THE CROSS COUNTRY ROUTE TO WILDERNESS BASIN

CAL TOPO VIEW OF THE CROSS COUNTRY ROUTE COMING AND GOING TO WILDERNESS BASIN, CLOUD PEAK WILDERNESS

PRETTY SURE THIS ROUTE WOULD GET ME TO WILDERNESS BASIN

FINALLY A VIEW OF MY DESTINATION, WILDERNESS BASIN, BIGHORNS, WYOMING

DESCENDING AT LAST INTO WILDERNESS BASIN

THE CASCADES BETWEEN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE SECTION OF THE BASIN

CLEARING SKIES AT THE MIDDLE LAKE, WILDERNESS BASIN

CAMPSITE AT THE MIDDLE LAKE, WILDERNESS BASIN, CLOUD PEAK WILDERNESS

VERY HOPEFULL SKIES AT THE END OF DAY 1

MORNING DAY 2.

EASY WALKING ON DAY2 IN THE MIDDLE SECTION OF WILDERNESS BASIN

MORE OF THE SAME AS TRAVEL IN WILDERNESS BASIN IS QUITE PLEASANT IN ITS ENTIRITEY, BIGHORNS, WY

SHORT BUT HUGE SCREE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SECOND 'MIDDLE' LAKE

LOOKING BACK AT THE BIG SCREE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SECOND 'MIDDLE' LAKE

EASY WALKING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LAST OF THE 'MIDDLE LAKES'

MOVING UP TO THE THIRD LEVEL IN WILDERNESS BASIN

ATTRACTIVE UN-NAMED PEAK ABOVE CAMP

DAY 2 LATE AFTERNOON VIEW OF WOOLSEY AND THE INNOMINATE FROM THE LAST LAKE BELOW THE UPPER BASIN

ALTERNATE START DUE TO SNOW BLOCKING THE ENTRANCE TO THE CHUTE TO THE WOOLSEY-GARGOYLE SADDLE.

LATE AFTERNOON VIEW FROM A CAMPSITE AT THE END OF DAY 2

EARLY MORNING VIEW OF THE SW SIDE OF WOOLSEY

CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE REQUIRED WORK AROUND TO GET STARTED ON THE ROUTE

LOOKING UP THE INITIAL CHUTE THAT LEADS TO THE WOOLSEY-GARGOYLE SADDLE

THE SW FACE OF THE CENTRAL SUMMIT OF THE INNOMINATE

THE KEY CHIMNEY THAT LEAD DOWN INTO THE CORRECT CHUTE

LOOKING BACK AT THE CHIMNEY THAT LEAD DOWN INTO THE CORRECT CHUTE

THE REMAINDER OF THE CHUTE TO THE WOOLSEY-GARGOYLE SADDLE

FIRST REAL VIEW OF THE ROUTE AHEAD

OFF-ROUTE EXPLORING

FROM THE NOTCH LOOKING INTO THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE

HAVING TRAVERSED TOO FAR ON THE WEST SIDE, I NEEDED A WAY TO GET BACK UP TO THE RIDGE

THE EQUALLY PRECIPITOUS SOUTH WEST SIDE OF WOOLSEY.

WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THE INNOMINATE?

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE INNOMINATE?

BACK ON THE RIDGE. THE THIRD PITCH IS THE SO CALLED 'WALK IN THE SKY'

LOOKING UP THE FINAL TWO PITCHES OF THE ROUTE.

OLD FIXED PINS ON THE FLAT SECTION OF THE RIDGE

THE SUNNY PART OF THE 'WALK IN THE SKY' ON P3

PART OF THE AMAZING FLAT SECTION OF THE RIDGE ON P3

LOOKING UP THE EASY 4TH PITCH

LOOKING BACK AT THE NARROW BUT FLAT SECTION OF THE RIDGE FROM THE TOP OF PITCH 4

APPROX LINE I TOOK ON P2-3 RIDGE FROM THE TOP OF PITCH 4

P2-3 AND THE GARGOYLE (L) FROM THE TOP OF P4,

FIRST VIEW OF THE FAMOUS FIFTH PITCH RAMP

A BETTER VIEW OF THE FAMOUS FIFTH PITCH RAMP ONCE YOU ARE ON IT

LOOKING DOWN THE RAMP PITCH (P5) FROM MIDWAY UP THIS FAMOUS SECTION OF THE ROUTE

SUMMIT RIDGE MT WOOLSEY

MOVING UP THE SUMMIT RIDGE MT WOOLSEY

BLACKTOOTH FROM THE TOP OF WOOLSEY

WILDERNESS BASIN FROM THE TOP OF WOOLSEY

LOOKING DOWN THE FIRST RAP ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MT WOOLSEY

LOOKING UP THE FIRST COUPLE OF RAPS FROM THE BROKEN SECTION OF THE RIDGE BEFORE THE LAST 100' RAP TO THE SCREE

THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF WOOLSEY

A MISLEADING PROFILE VIEW OF THE SOUTH RIDGE OF WOOLSEY

AN INTERESTING VIEW OF THE CENTRAL SUMMIT OF THE INNOMINATE - 12,761'

MY CAMPSITE SEEN FROM THE TOP OF THE SCREE SLOPE THAT SEPARATES THE FINAL UPPER BASIN FROM THE LAKES IN THIS VIEW

END OF DAY 3 VIEW OF WOOLSEY AND THE INNOMINATE FROM CAMP

DAY FOUR - STARTING THE LONG WALK OUT.

TAKING THE HIGHER LINE THRU THE BIG SCREE PILE IN THE MIDDLE LAKES SECTION OF THE BASIN

ONCE PAST THE BIG SCREE, THE WALKING THE REST OF THE WAY BACK TO REAL TRAILS WAS MUCH EASIER.

DELIGHTFUL WALKING IN THE MIDDLE SECTION OF WILDERNESS BASIN, BIGHORNS, WY

BREAKTIME AT THE CASCADE FROM THE MIDDLE TO THE LOWER SECTION OF THE BASIN

SHORELINE IN THE LOWER SECTION OF WILDERNESS BASIN

BACK ON THE SHORT PATH THAT LEADS THRU THE HIDDEN LAKE ABOVE THE CLOUD PEAK HIGH CAMP

JUST ABOUT BACK ON THE MAIN TRAIL NEAR MISTYMOON PASS


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