Pretty much the perfect day. Not the best conditions as we sort of swam up the route. But that added some spice to the climbing as we were climbing without a rope or gear.
ON THE WAY TO SOUTH LAKE FOR SOME MORNING PHOTOS
ROB AND AN EMPTY SOUTH LAKE VIEW OF HURD PK AND THE TREASURE LAKES DRAINAGE
DINNER TIME AT FORKS CG, BISHOP CREEK
PARTIAL VIEW OF THE NORTH SIDE OF MT GILBERT FROM SOUTH LAKE TRAILHEAD
EARLY MORNING, ROB AND SKIES AT THE SOUTH LAKE TRAILHEAD
SCENIC VIEW FROM 4 JEFFREYS CG, BISHOP CREEK
INBOUND STORM AT 4 JEFFREYS CG, BISHOP CREEK
SUNRISE VIEW OF MT HUMPHREYS FROM SOUTH LAKE ROAD
ROB AT THE SABRINA LAKE CAFE
THE SABRINA LAKE CAFE
GEARING UP FOR A DAY CLIMB OF DADE'S NORTH FACE
ROB STARTING THE LONG WALK TO MT DADE
ROB AND HIS FRIEND JOHN, LITTLE LAKES VALLEY TRAIL
BEAR CREEK SPIRE, DADE AND ABBOT FROM THE MONO PASS TRAIL
ROB ARRIVING AT RUBY LAKE
ROB LOADING UP ON SOME CARBS AT RUBY LAKE
PART OF THE RUBY CREEK WALLS
ROB ENTERING THE UPPER VALLY ABOVE RUBY LAKE
ROB AND ME AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MILLS LAKE DRAINAGE
STILL SEEMS A LONG WAY AWAY
OUR LINE ON THE NORTH FACE OF DADE
OUR LINE ON THE NORTH FACE OF DADE
ROB CLIMBING ON THE LOWER SECTION OF THE ROUTE
ROB TAKES OVER THE PUTTING IN THE LINE OF STEPS
LOOKING OVER AT ABBOT FROM THE NORTH FACE OF DADE
ROB NEARING THE TOP OF THE LARGE SNOWFIELD
ROB AT THE START OF THE BUSINESS
PETER AT THE STANCE BELOW THE CRUX MANTLE
MIDWAY UP THE HEADWALL CRUX
PETER ARRIVING AT THE TOP OF THE CRUX HEADWALL
LOOKING DOWN THE CRUX HEADWALL ON THE NORTH FACE OF DADE
ROB STILL PRETTY PUMPED LOOKING DOWN THE FACE FROM THE TOP
ROB AT THE TOP OF THE ROUTE
THEN THE SHORT SCRAMBLE TO THE TRUE SUMMIT
LOOKING DOWN TO THE LINE WE TOOK FROM THE TOP OF DADE
LOOKING NORTH PAST ABBOT FROM THE TOP OF DADE
ROB STARTING THE EASY DESCENT OF DADE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PEAK
ROB BEGINS THE LONG WALK TO THE TRAILHEAD
LOOKING BACK AT THE ROUTE ON DADE AND THE DESCENT
CLASSIC SIERRA TREES
BCS TO DADE
A LONG LOOK BACK TO THE DIVIDE
THE SLOG IS ALMOST OVER
ROB BACK AT OUR OFF ROAD CAMPSITE ON ROCK CREEK
ROB GETTING IN A LITTLE BOULDERING TIME THE NEXT MORNING