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