Nothing lasts forever though in 1979 we tried our best to stay on the road indefinitely. After 3+ months we spent late August and early September climbing in the high country. The weather was perfect.
MOUNT WHITNEY (14,495 FT) FROM OWENS RIVER VALLEY SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
KEELER NEEDLES AND MOUNT WHITNEY JOHN MUIR WILDERNESS SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
THE SIERRA CREST FROM MT MUIR TO MOUNT WHITNEY, JOHN MUIR WILDERNESS, SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
TUNNABORA PEAK AND PEAK 13,355 FROM MT CARILLON, JOHN MUIR WILDERNESS, SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
TH NORTH FACE OF MT RUSSELL FROM THE TOP OF MT CARILLON, JOHN MUIR WILDERNESS, SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
THE NORTH FACE OF MT RUSSELL AND TULAINYO LAKE
EAST FACE OF TULAINYO TOWER FROM MT CARILLON, JOHN MUIR WILDERNESS, SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
MARY ERDEI CLIMBING ON THE SE BUTTRESS OF THE CLEAVER, N FORK LONE PINE CREEK
MARY ERDEI CLIMBING NEAR THE TOP OF THE SE BUTTRESS OF THE CLEAVER, N FORK LONE PINE CREEK
MARY ERDEI ON THE DESCENT FROM THE CLEAVER, TULAINYO LAKE, JOHN MUIR WILDERNESS
LONE PINE PEAK AT SUNRISE FROM THE NORTH FORK OF LONE PINE CREEK
MORNING VIEW OF JUNCTION PEAK & FORESTER PASS, BUBB’S CREEK, KINGS CANYON NAT PARK
MARY ERDEI ON THE WAY TO A CAMP HIGH ABOVE BUBB'S CREEK, KINGS CANYON NAT PARK
MARY ERDEI SOAKING UP THE VIEW ON THE WAY TO A HIGH CAMP BELOW MT STAMFORD
THE EAST FACE OF MT STANFORD KING'S CANYON NAT PARK
EARLY MORNING VIEW OF UNIVERSITY PEAK FROM THE APPROACH TO THE EAST FACE OF MT STAMFORD
MARY ERDEI ON THE APPROACH TO THE E FACE OF MT STAMFORD IN KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK
THE 70'S LOOK, MARY ERDEI ON THE NE BUTTRESS OF MT STANFORD
MARY ERDEI IN ENVELOPED IN CLOUDS SOMEWHERE ALONG THE SUMMIT RIDGE OF MT STANFORD
MARY ERDEI IN CLEARING SKIES ATOP MT STANFORD
MARY ENJOYING A CONVENIENT LINE OF SNOW ON THE DESCENT FROM MT STAMFORD
GETTING READY FOR THE LONG WALK OUT
MARY ERDEI RESTING AT KEARSARGE PASS
MARY ERDEI CROSSING CONTACT PASS ON THE WAY TO MT SILL, PALISADES
SUNRISE ON THE EAST FACE OF MT SILL - 14,162 FT, PALISADES
EARLY MORNING, EAST FACE, MT SILL (14,162 FT) PALISADES
CLOSE-UP VIEW OF THE EAST FACE, MT SILL (14,162 FT) PALISADES
MORNING, CLYDE PEAK AND THE PALISADE CREST ABOVE THE SOUTH FORK OF BIG PINE CREEK
EARLY MORNING VIEW, PALISADE CREST FROM A CAMPSITE ABOVE THE SOUTH FORK OF BIG PINE CREEK
NORTH PALISADE, STARLIGHT AND PALISADE GLACIER FROM MT SILL
AFTERNOON VIEW OF THE THUMBS FROM THE SOUTH FORK BIG PINE CREEK
PALISADE CREST AND MT SILL ABOVE THE SOUTH FORK OF BIG PINE CREEK