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THE BEARTOOTHS: MT COWEN : NE Arete ~ Aug 2004(44) images

After a week of bad weather everywhere, Eric Scranton and I ran out of time (or he did to be more accurate). Back in Bozeman he and his then girlfriend Bobbie recommended Cowen as a good thing I could do alone. Bobbie's only comment was that I should make note of the fact that this region was on the edge of griz habitat. Okay.  read more

THE MT COWEN MASSIF EMERGES FROM THE CLOUDS WITH LOTS OF NEW AUGUST SNOW, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

OPEN TERRAIN NEAR THE TOP OF UPPER SAGE CREEK APPROACH TO MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

STORMY SKIES OVER PEAKS AT ELBOW LAKE, MT COWEN RANGE, BEARTOOTHS

MORNING VIEW ABOVE ELBOW LAKE, MT COWEN CIRQUE, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

CLEARING SKIES OVER PEAKS ABOVE ELBOW LAKE, MT COWEN RANGE, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

ONE OF THE SMALL TARNS ABOVE ELBOW LAKE ON THE S SIDE OF THE MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

EXCELLENT ROCK CLIMBING OPPORTUNITIES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

UPPER ELBOW LAKE ON THE S SIDE OF THE MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE EXCELLENT ROCK CLIMBING OPPORTUNITIES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

COMPLEX RIDGES AND GULLIES ON THE NE SIDE OF MT COWEN HIDE THE MAIN SUMMIT FROM VIEW, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

THE 'MOE' GULLIES ON THE NE FACE, COWEN MASSIF, WESTERN BEARTOOTHS

THE SW FACE OF 'EENIE', COWEN MASSIF, WESTERN BEARTOOTHS

MORNING VIEW WEST FROM THE TOP OF THE APPROACH AROUND THE SOUTH SIDE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

MORNING VIEW WEST OF SPIRES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

MORNING VIEW OF THE EAST SIDE OF MT COWEN FROM THE TOP OF THE APPROACH, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

LOOKING BACK UP TO THE SHOULDER ON THE APPROACH TO THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

LOOKING OUT TOWARDS THE WEST FORK OF BOULDER RIVER FROM THE APPROACH TO THE NE ARETE OF COWEN

THE FIRST REAL GOOD VIEW OF THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

THE FIRST REAL GOOD VIEW OF THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

GETTING STARTED ON THE NE ARETE OF COWEN AFTER A FALSE START TOO FAR DOWN THE ARETE

LOOKING BACK TO THE EAST FROM PARTWAY UP THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

LOOKING DOWN THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN FROM ABOUT HALF-WAY UP THE ROUTE, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

LOOKING DOWN THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN FROM ABOUT HALF-WAY UP THE ROUTE

LOOKING OVER TO 'FIRE S[ORE' - PT 10842 FROM THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

LOOKING SOUTH PAST THE APPROACH VALLEY FROM HALF-WAY UP THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

THE VERY ALPINE NW FACE OF THE S PEAK OF SEEN FROM HALF-WAY UP THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

LOOKING UP THE UPPER HALF OF THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

ANOTHER VIEW OF 'FIRE S[ORE' - PT 10842 FROM THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN

THE 1000 FT WALL ON THE NE FACE OF THE SOUTH PEAK OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

LOOKING DOWN THE BACKSIDE OF MT COWEN

LOOKING DOWN THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF MT COWEN AT THE TWO SMALL LAKES BELOW THE STD ROUTE ON THE PEAK, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

LOOKING SOUTH PAST THE SOUTH PEAK TO YELLOWSTONE NAT PARK FROM MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

LOOKING FAR TO THE EAST AT THE GRANITE, VILLARD, GLACIER PEAK REGION OF THE BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

SMALL TARN NESTLED IN THE SCREE BELOW THE WEST SIDE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

THE FIRST REAL BREAK OF THE DAY AFTER BEING ON THE GO SINCE SUNRISE

ELBOW LAKE FROM THE DESCENT FROM MT COWEN

ELBOW LAKE FROM THE DESCENT FROM MT COWEN

LOTS OF WALLS, ARETES AND BUTTESSES ON THE SW SIDE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

THE SW FACE OF EENIE IN THE COWEN CIRQUE

BASIC CAMPSITE SETUP FOR FOOD AND FLUIDS 3LB TENT, 1LB BAG ... TOOLS FOR THE MIDDLE-AGED ... ELBOW LAKE, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

CAMPSITE AT ELBOW LAKE, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

EARLY MORNING VIEW OF A REFLECTION OF PEAKS SURROUNDING ELBOW LAKE, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA

AN EVENING WITH BOBBIE AND ERIC AT THEIR HOME IN BOZEMAN, MONTANA


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