Second of several day climbs. Easy day climb as the distances involved are less. Interesting approach. Arrived at the lakes at sunrise and found a very reasonable way thru the big boulders above the last meadow. Climb was somewhat melted out at the top.
SUNRISE ON THE NORTH FACE OF MT LAMARCK
SIERRA CREST AT SUNRISE
SUNRISE AT LOWER LAMARCK LAKE
NORTH FACE OF LAMARCK FROM LOWER LAMARCK LAKE
MAGIC MORNING LIGHT
MOVING UPHILL PAST LOWER LAMARCK LAKE
NOW WHAT?
THE NICE PART OF THE APPROACH
REALLY EASY WALKING ABOVE LARMARCK LAKES
UPPER LAMARCK LAKE
TRENDING UP AND LEFT
MOVING THRU THE LARGE BOULDERFIELD ABOVE UPPER LAMARCK LAKE
LOOKING BACK AT THE BIG BOULDERS
LOOKING BACK AT THE BIG BOULDERS
CRUISE CONTROL AT LAST
FINAL APPROACH TO THE BASE OF THE COULOIR ON THE NORTH FACE OF LARMARCK
LOOKING UP THE ALTERNATE APPROACH TO THENORTH FACE OF LARMARCK
THE START OF THE ACTUAL CLIMBING
APPROACHING THE MID WAY MARK ON THE STD NORTH FACE ROUTE ON LAMARCK
LOOKING BACK AT THE APPROACH TO THIS CLIMB
NEARING THE FORK IN THE UPPER SECTION OF THE ROUTE
THE FORK IN THE UPPER SECTION OF THE ROUTE
LOOKING UP THE LAST SECTION OF THE ROUTE
LOOKING DOWN FROM THE 2/3 MARK
DARWIN AND MENDEL FROM THE TOP OF LAMARCK
LOOKING DOWN AT MOST OF THE ROUTE FROM THE SUMMIT
LOOKING DOWN AT MOST OF THE ROUTE FROM THE SUMMIT
THE VERY FLAT SUMMIT OF LAMARCK
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE TOP OF THE CLIMB
THE EASY DESCENT
THE SMALL TARN AT LAMARCK COL - THE CROSSING INTO THE PARK VIA DARWIN CANYON
THE EASY DESCENT OFF OF LARMARCK IS NOT THAT OBVIOUS FROM THE SUMMIT PLATEAU
UPPER LAMARCK LAKE
THE LAMARCK LAKES
FARAWAY NORTH LAKE AND
THE MIDDLE SECTION OF THE USER PATH TO
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE USER PATH TO LARMARCK COL
THE SWITCHBACK HILLSIDE USED TO GET FROM THE LAMARCK LAKES UP INTO THE BASIN THAT LEADS TO THE COL