The first thing I remember about the Bugaboos is that everyone expected that I would already know where they were. One visit was all it took to solve that issue. Rains, Mark and I arrived in the Bugaboos with no idea what we wanted to do. One look at the East Face of Snowpatch and we had a plan. The weather had it's own plans. read more
RAINSFORD AND MARK WORKING UP SOME GRUB AT THE KAIN HUT TRAILHEAD, BUGABOOS
RAINSFORD ROUNER, MYSELF AND MARK RICHEY AT THE KAIN HUT TRAILHEAD, BUGABOOS,
STORM CLOUDS AND MORNING SUN ON THE EAST FACE OF SNOWPATCH SPIRE IN THE BUGABOOS,
MARK RICHEY AND RAINSFORD ROUNER, PITCH 1, ON THE FA OF 'IN HARM'S WAY', E FACE, SNOWPATCH SPIRE
RAINSFORD ROUNER - DAY 2, TOP OF THE 3RD PITCH ON THE FA OF 'IN HARM'S WAY', E FACE SNOWPATCH
RAINSFORD ROUNER - DAY 2, TOP OF THE 3RD PITCH ON THE FA OF 'IN HARM'S WAY', E FACE SNOWPATCH
RAINS AND MARK TAKE A BREAK NEAR THE END OF THE STEEP LOWER SECTION OF THE E FACE OF SNOWPATCH SPIRE
RAINSFORD ROUNER LEADING THE CRUX AID PTICH IN HARMS WAY, E FACE, SNOWPATCH SPIRE
MARK RICHEY HANGING OUT IN A HAMMOCK ON THE EAST FACE OF SNOWPATCH SPIRE
RAINSFORD ROUNER IN THE GATHERING STORM CLEANING A PITCH ABOVE THE BIVY, EAST FACE SNOWPATHC SPIRE
RAINSFORD ROUNER JUGGING TO OUR HIGH POINT AFTER A STORMY BIVY, EAST FACE SNOWPATCH SPIRE
MARK RICHEY AND RAINSFORD ROUNER ON THE ROAD TO ANOTHER ADVENTURE