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HIGH SIERRA: HAECKEL : North Face / N Ridge ~ June 2-4, 2012(52) images

This route comes with a longer approach so I did it as a casual 3 day trip. Great campsites above Hungry Packer and at Topsy Turvy on the way out. Thought I was doing the NW RIdge, and though I am still not totally convinced of what is what, I fell like the route I did was the North Ridge. One of the best routes I've ever done. Little bit of everything on a classic peak. Only wish it was longer. Time of year is important here. The alpine flavor means this is definitely a spring time route.  

CAMPSITE AT EAST FORK CG

DAWN START ON THE WAY TO MT HAECKEL

ALMOST THERE - LAST SECTION OF THE TRAIL TO HUNGRY PACKER LAKE

LATE AFTERNOON VIEW OF HUNGRY PACKER LAKE

ICE OUT AT HUNGRY PACKER LAKE

LATE AFTERNOON VIEW OF THE NORTH FACE OF POWELL

LATE AFTERNOON LIGHT

LATE DAY COLOR ON THOMPSON RIDGE

SUNRISE AT THE

SUNRISE REFLECTION OF A SMALL TARN

EARLY MORNING, MT HAECKEL

EAST FACE OF DARWIN FROM THE LONG EASY RIDGE ON THE APPROACH TO HAECKEL

HAECKEL FROM THE LONG MELLOW RIDGE ON THE APPROACH

PICTURE PEAK AND HAECKEL FROM THE

POWELL AND PICTURE PEAK FROM THE ROUNDED RIDGE APPROACH TO HAECKEL

OFF THE RIDGE THE TERRAIN REMAINS MELLOW ALL THE WAY TO THE PEAK

THE NORTH SIDE OF MT HAECKEL

THE NORTHEAST FACE OF MT HAECKEL

THE NORTH FACE OF MT HAECKEL

ENTERING THE GULLY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HAECKEL

LOW DOWN IN THE APPROACH GULLY

THE APPROACH TO HAECKEL'S NW RIDGE

THE APPROACH TO HAECKEL'S NW RIDGE

THE LAST BIT TO THE COL

LOOKING DOWN FROM THE COL

LOOKING UP THE NW RIDGE FROM THE COL

DARWIN FROM THE BASE OF THE NW RIDGE OF HAECKEL

LOOKING UP THE NW RIDGE FROM THE COL

LOOKING DOWN TO THE COL

EASY 3RD CLASS ABOVE THE FIRST STEEP SECTION

LOOKING UP AT THE CRUX

LOOKING DOWN THE CHOUINARD ROUTE

LOOKING FOR A WAY TO GO ON THE FINAL HEADWALL

LOOKING DOWN THE LAST STEEP HEADWALL

CONTEMPLATING THE DESCENT

SHORT STEEP SNOWFIELD AT THE TOP OF THE DESCENT

HALFWAY DOWN THE DESCENT

ALMOST HOME

CAMPSITE VIEW

SAILOR LAKE TO THOMPSON RIDGE

THE NORTH SIDE OF MT POWELL

THE SUBLIME AND CHAOS OF SCREE

CAMPSITE AT TOPSY TURVY LAKE

TOPSY TURVY LAKE

MT HAECKEL ON THE WALK OUT

TRAINSITION TIME

LOOKING OUT AT DINGLEBERRY LAKE

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