After the Perch in the Sawtooths, I spent the rest of the summer visiting most of the major drainages in the Wind River Range - climbing alone almost the entire time. I started with an attempt on what is now known as "Little Sandy Formations" - pt 11720' - the "Gold Dihedrals" (Chouinard). Took me a while to get comfortable with self belayed roped soloing and perhaps I was off route, but thin wires on this route spooked me and I backed off. I did the same on the North Face of Temple, but by the time I got to Peak Lake and the North Face of Sulphur, I had found my confidence and didn't retreat from any other routes. As Sept arrived my older brother and I headed in for a go at the north side of Gannett. He ran out of time (needed to be in the Tetons), but I stayed on and had a great day on the north face / north ridge.
BIG CLIFFS IN LITTLE SANDY LAKE VALLEY, BRIDGER WILDERNESS, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
EVENING VIEW OF WIND RIVER PEAK FROM LITTLE SANDY LAKE VALLEY, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
LOOKING DOWN AT THAWING LAKES IN RAPID CREEK VALLEY FROM TEMPLE PASS, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
FLOWERS AND MT TEMPLE AS SEEN FROM SOUTH OF TEMPLE PASS, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
TEMPLE AND ACHEVAL PEAKS AT THE HEAD OF RAPID CREEK VALLEY, BRIDGER WILDERNESS, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
EVENING LIGHT, SMALL TARN AND LOST TEMPLE SPIRE / EAST TEMPLE PEAK, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
LOOKING NORTH PAST A THAWING LAKE IN THE RAPID CREEK DRAINAGE, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
CALTOPO OVERVIEW OF 7 DAY LOOP, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
THE NORTH FACE OF ELLINGWOOD PEAK, INDIAN BASIN, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
ELLINGWOOD PEAK AT SUNSET
THE SOUTH FACE OF ARROWHEAD PEAK FROM THE UPPER JEAN LAKE VALLEY, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF SULPHUR PEAK, PEAK LAKE VALLEY, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
MORNING VIEW UP THE NORTH FACE OF SULPHUR PEAK 12,825 FT, PEAK LAKE REGION, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
LOOKING DOWN THE NORTH FACE GULLY ON SULPHUR PEAK IN THE PEAK LAKE REGION, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
LOOKING DOWN THE NORTH FACE ROUTE ON SULPHUR PEAK FROM THE UPPER DIHEDRAL, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
LOOKING EAST FROM SPLIT MOUNTAIN TO DIVIDE PEAKS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
NORTH FACES OF BUTCHEL AND ARROWHEAD IN THE UPPER PEAK LAKE VALLEY, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
CALTOPO OVERVIEW MIDDLE FORK - BONNEVILLE LAKES LOOP, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
EVENING VIEW OF PEAKS EAST OF RAINBOW LAKE, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
EVENING VIEW OF THE BRIDGER WILDERNESS NEAR RAINBOW AND MIDDLE FORK LAKES, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
SUNRISE ON THE HUGE EAST FACE OF THE PRONGHORN, MIDDLE FORK LAKE VALLEY, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
MORNING VIEW OF THE HUGE EAST FACE OF THE PRONGHORN, MIDDLE FORK LAKE VALLEY, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
AT THE BASE OF THE 'ANTELOPE ARETE' ON THE PRONGHORN, MIDDLE FORK LAKE VALLEY, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
SOUTHEAST TO LANDER AND MUZEMBEAH FROM THE PRONGHORN, MIDDLE FORK LAKE VALLEY, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
AFTERNOON VIEW OF THE HUGE EAST FACE OF THE PRONGHORN, MIDDLE FORK LAKE VALLEY, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
VIEW NORTH TO THE PRONGHORN, IN MIDDLE FORK LAKE VALLEY FROM MT BONNEVILLE, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
SOUTH TO HOOKER, LIZARD HEAD AND TEMPLE FROM BONNEVILLE
CALTOPO OVERVIEW OF UPPER DINWOODY DRAINAGE AND GANNETT GLACIER, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
CHIP COLE ON THE BLAND CROSSING OVER GOAT FLATS ON THE WAY TO GANNETT PEAK, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
SOMEWHERE ALONG DINWOODY CREEK ON DAY 2
CHIP COLE AFTER THE DAILY AFTERNOON STORM IN THE S.D. HEX TENT WHILE ACE STANDS GUARD, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
GLACIAL SILT IN DINWOODY CREEK AND FARAWAY GANNETT PEAK IN THE WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
PETER COLE SOMEWHERE AROUND FLOYD WILSON MEADOWS ON DAY 2
GANNETT CREEK DRAINAGE AND GLACIERS ON THE NORTH EAST SIDE OF GANNETT PEAK IN THE WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
THE NORTH FACE OF GANNETT PEAK FROM THE GANNETT GLACIER, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
DINWOODY GLACIER PEAKS : (L TO R) TURRET, WARREN, DOUBLET AND DINWOODY FROM THE TOP OF GANNETT PEAK, WIND RIVER RANGE, WY
ANOTHER VIEW OF DINWOODY GLACIER PEAKS FROM THE TOP OF GANNETT PEAK
VIEW NORTH PAST MT KOVEN FROM THE TOP OF GANNETT PEAK - 13,804 FT, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
THE CLASSIC VIEW OF THE GANNETT RANGE FROM THE INK WELLS, DINWOODY DRAINAGE, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING