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