CHIP ARRIVING AT HANNEGAN PASS, 5 MILES FROM THE TRAILHEAD, MT BAKER WILDERNESS, N CASCADES, WA.

CHIP WALKING A LOG TO CROSS THE CHILLIWACK RIVER AT EASY CREEK, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

LOOKING OVER TO MT WHATCOM (L) AND THE GLACIERS ON MT CHALLENGER FROM EASY RIDGE, N CASCADES NAT PARK, WA

LOOKING OVER TO MT WHATCOM (L) AND THE GLACIERS ON MT CHALLENGER FROM EASY RIDGE, N CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

WHATCOM PASS, MT WHATCOM (C) AND THE GLACIERS ON MT CHALLENGER FROM EASY RIDGE, N CASCADES NAT PARK, WA

LOOKING OVER UP THE CHILLIWACK RIVER VALLEY INTO CANADA FROM EASY RIDGE, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

OPEN MEADOWS ON EASY RIDGE LOOKING NORTHWEST PAST COPPER RIDGE, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

CHIP AT CAMPSITE ABOVE TREE LINE ON EASY RIDGE AT ABOUT AT 5500 FT, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

CHIP LOOKING NORTHEAST FROM CAMPSITE AT 5500 FT ON EASY RIDGE IN NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

CHIP AT CAMPSITE ABOVE TREE LINE ON EASY RIDGE AT ABOUT AT 5500 FT, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

CHIP MOVING UP EASY RIDGE IN WORSENING WEATHER AT 6000FT, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

CHIP ON LOOSE SCREE AND GRAVEL NEAR THE TOP OF EASY PEAK - 6613FT IN NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

CHIP NEARING THE TOP OF EASY PEAK

VIEW ALONG THE SPINE OF EASY RIDGE TO THE RUGGED, INACCESABLE PICKET RANGE, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

CHIP UNDER CLEARING SKIES AT A CAMPSITE ON THE CREST OF EASY RIDGE, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

PETER COLE TAKING A BREAK ON THE WAY TO PERFECT PASS, N CASCADES NAT PARK, WA

CHIP COLE CONTEMPLATING THE DROP THEN RISE OF TERRAIN ON THE WAY TO PERFECT PASS, N CASCADES NAT PARK, WA

CHIP COLE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO CROSS 'PERFECT IMPASSE' ON THE WAY TO PERFECT PASS, N CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

CHIP COLE ENJOYING A MUG-O-SOUP, CAMPSITE AT PERFECT PASS APPROX 6300FT, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

CHIP COLE AT A SCENIC CAMPSITE ON THE EDGE OF THE CHALLENGER GLACIER AT PERFECT PASS, N CASCADES, WA

CHIP COLE AT A SCENIC CAMPSITE ON THE EDGE OF THE CHALLENGER GLACIER AT PERFECT PASS, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

LOOKING DOWN THE BAKER RIVER VALLEY TO THE WEST FROM PERFECT PASS, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

LOOKING TO THE SOUTHWEST FROM A SCENIC CAMPSITE AT PERFECT PASS, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

LOOKING EAST PAST THE SHOULDER OF MT WHATCOM FROM PERFECT PASS, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SHOULDER ABOVE PERFECT PASS AND THE CHALLENGER GLACIER, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

BRIEF SUNRISE LIGHTING ON MTS BAKER AND SHUKSAN FROM A CAMP AT PERFECT PASS, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

MORNING VIEW OF MTS BAKER AND SHUKSAN FROM A CAMPSITE AT PERFECT PASS, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

CHIP COLE CROSSING THE VERY GENTLE CHALLENGER GLACIER ON THE WAY TO CHALLENGER PEAK, NORTH CASCADES

CHIP COLE MOVING UP THE SNOW RIB BELOW THE SUMMIT OF MT CHALLENGER, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

CHIP COLE LOOKING INTO THE BROKEN MOAT ON CHALLENGER'S SUMMIT SCHRUND, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

BROKEN PIECES OF ICE FROM THE SUMMIT SCHRUND THAT BLOCKED ACCESS TO THE TOP, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

ANOTHER VIEW OF BROKEN SCHRUND NEAR THE TOP OF CHALLENGER

CHIP COLE COMING UP OUT OF THE SCHRUND AT WHERE THE CHALLENGER GLACIER MEETS PERFECT, PASS, N CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

LOOKING EAST PAST THE SHOULDER OF MT WHATCOM FROM PERFECT PASS IN NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

LOOKING UP AT MT CHALLENGER 8236 FT AND GLACIER FROM PERFECT PASS AT 6300 FT, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

SMALL TARN NESTLED IN THE NARROW RUGGEDNESS OF PERFECT PASS, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

WHATCOM PEAK FROMPERFECT PASS AT 6300 FT, N CASCADES, WA

THE NARROW, RUGGED PERFECT PASS AT 6300 FT, A LONG TWO DAYS FROM THE ROAD, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

PARTIAL STORM CLEARING AFTER 24 HOURS OF RAIN AT PERFECT PASS 6300 FT, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

CHIP COLE RAPPELING INTO THE 'IMPERFECT IMPASSE' ON THE WAY BACK TO EASY RIDGE, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON

CHIP AT AN IMPROMPTU LUNCH BREAK ON THE EASY RIDGE TRAIL WELL BELOW TREELINE, NORTH CASCADES NAT PARK, WASHINGTON