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HIGH SIERRA: BEAR CREEK SPIRE : Northeast Face ~ May 18-20, 2013(50) images

While Langley was fun, it was time to do some actual climbing. Popular peak so there were some other climbers camped at Dade Lake. Clear cold nights. About a half inch of new ice formed over my water source each night. Climbing was fun. Bit of route finding to keep the grade under control.   

BCS, DADE AND ABBOT AT SUNRISE

EARLY MORNING LITTLE LAKES VALLEY

DADE FROM LITTLE LAKES VALLEY

CAMPSITE AT DADE LAKE

CAMPSITES AT DADE LAKE

LATE DATE SUN ON THE NORTH RIDGE OF BCS

ANOTHER PRE-DAWN START

A BLAST OF COLOR AT SUNRISE

ANOTHER SUNRISE VIEW OF THE NE FACE AND NORTH ARETE OF BCS

ANOTHER SUNRISE VIEW OF BCS

SUNRISE VIEW OF COX COL

NEARING THE COL AT THE START OF THE NE RIDGE

AT THE COL LOOKING UP THE NE RIDGE

PEPPERMINT PEAK EAST OF SPIRE PASS

MT TOM AND FARAWAY HUMPHREYS

VIEW NORTH FROM THE BASE OF THE ROUTE

VIEW OVER THE THE RUBY CREEK WALLS AND MONO PASS

THE EAST RIDGE OF BCS

LOOKING OUT AND DOWN LITTLE LAKES VALLEY

LOOKING UP THE NE RIDGE

THE CASUAL DESCENT ROUTE OFF DADE

THE NORTH ARETE

LOOKING PAST THE NORTH ARETE TO DADE PEAK

TERRAIN UPPER NORTHEAST RIDGE

LOOKING DOWN FROM THE START OF THE REAL CLIMBING

NORTH PAST COX COL TO GABB, GABBOT PASS AND DADE

THE POINT WHERE I JOINED THE NORTH ARETE

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE POINT WHERE I JOINED THE NORTH ARETE

LOOKING OVER AT FARAWAY SEVEN GABLES

LOOKING DOWN THE ROUTE FROM THE NORTH RIDGE

ABBOT AND DADE FROM BCS

MOVING ALONG THE COLD SIDE OF THE N RIDGE

MERRIAM, ROYCE, FEATHER AND SEVEN GABLES

JULIUS CEASAR FROM BCS

VIEW WEST FROM THE SUMMIT OF BEAR CREEK SPIRE

THE POPULAR SNOW COULOIR ON FEATHER FROM BEAR CREEK SPIRE

STARTING THE VERY EASY DESCENT OFF THE BACKSIDE

THE NORTH RIDGE IN PROFILE

BACK ON THE FLATS

SUNSET CLOUDS OVER DADE PEAK

SUNSET CLOUDS OVER DADE PEAK

SUNRISE THE DAY AFTER

SUNRISE ON DADE PEAK

SUNRISE VIEW FROM CAMP

MY CAMPSITE AT DADE LAKE

ANOTHER VIEW OF MY CAMPSITE AT DADE LAKE

STARTING THE WALK OUT WHILE THE SNOW WAS STILL FROZEN

STARTING THE WALK OUT WHILE THE SNOW WAS STILL FROZEN

HOURGLASS COULOIR AND NORTH FACE OF DADE

LAST LOOK BACK

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