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HIGH SIERRA: GOETHE NE PEAK : NW Face ~ June 9-12, 2009(42) images

Really small window in an otherwise miserable stretch of weather. Fair amount of new but stable snow. Lakes were still frozen so the approach was quite simple. Climb while short was fun. Had hoped to climb Goethe from the north side but conditions weren't that good and there was plenty of evidence of natural avalanches all over the cirque. This climb was definitely the safe bet.  

WAITING ON THE WEATHER UP IN THE FOREST OFF THE GORGE ROAD

EVENING VIEW FROM A CAMPSITE ON THE GORGE ROAD

NEW SNOW AND SUNRISE ON THE DRIVE TO NORTH LAKE

NORTH FACE OF LAMARCK FROM PIUTE PASS TRAILHEAD

OUT OF THE WOODS AND INTO THE ALPINE, PIUTE PASS TRAIL

LOOKING BACK TO BISHOP CREEK FROM THE PIUTE PASS TRAIL

THE VERY MELLOW HIKE TO PIUTE PASS

CLOSE-UP OF NEW SNOW ON WOOD GRAIN

LAST NIGHT'S STORM AND THE SW SIDE OF MT HUMPHREYS

A ROOM WITHOUT A VIEW

GOOD CAMPSITE FOR A NOT SO ALPINE TENT

CLEARING SKIES OVER MURIEL AT THE END OF DAY 2

A HOPEFUL CLEARING AN HOUR OR SO BEFORE SUNSET

EARLY MORNING VIEW OF GLACIER DIVIDE WEST OF GOETHE

NORTH SIDE OF MT GOETHE AND MY ROUTE ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THIS VIEW

THE NE PEAK OF GOETHE (IN SHADOW)

CLOSE-UP VIEW OF LOWER SECTION OF CLIMB

VIEW NORTH TO HIGH PEAKS AROUND THE MONO RECESSES

LOWER SLOPES OF THE NE PEAK OF GOETHE (PK 13,050)

NORTH TO BEAR CREEK SPIRE AND ABBOT

THE INTERESTING NORTH SIDE OF GOETHE FROM THE NE PEAK

SNOW COVERED BUT PLEASANT 3RD CLASS TERRAIN, PK 13,050

SNOW COVERED BUT PLEASANT 3RD CLASS TERRAIN, PK 13,050

SNOW COVERED RIDGE CLIMBING ON PK 13,050

LOOKING DOWN ON THE GULLY FROM HALFWAY UP THE UPPER RIDGE

FARAWAY DARWIN AND MENDEL FROM PK 13,050

THE REAL NORTH FACE OF MT GOETHE

MT GOETHE OTHER PEAKS ALONG GLACIER DIVIDE

STARTING THE DESCENT TO ALPINE COL

LOOKING DOWN ON BOTH ALPINE AND KEYHOLE CROSSINGS OF GLACIER DIVIDE

EASY SCRAMBLE DOWN THE RIDGE AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO SOFTEN

EASY SCRAMBLE DOWN THE RIDGE AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO SOFTEN

ZOOMED VIEW OF THE NORTH SIDE OF DARWIN AND MENDEL

LOOKING NORTH ON THE WALK BACK TO CAMP

VIEW OF HUMPHREYS ON THE WALK BACK TO CAMP

EVENING VIEW OF MURIEL PEAK BEFORE CROSSING BACK OVER TO THE EAST SIDE OF PIUTE PASS

EVENING VIEW OF THE LAKES ON THE EAST SIDE OF PIUTE PASS

EVENING COLOR AS CLOUDS BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE AREA

SWEET LITTLE CAMPSITE FOR MY LAST NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS

SURE ENOUGH THE NEXT DAY DAWNED UGLY

GREY SKIES AND FOUL WEATHER AT THE NORTH LAKE TRAILHEAD

BOUNDARY PEAK GETTING DUMPED ON - SEASONS OVER MATE .... AT LEAST FOR ME THAT IS


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