A Tale of Six Peaks: Part 1 - Gothics and friends (4 peaks) - 2013 - 08 - 19 | |||
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Rolling a BFR into place |
Hurricane Irene's handiwork from 2011 |
Getitng closer to the new slide |
Why Ore Bed Brook is so named... |
Up close and personal with the slide |
The new ladder. Read more about it here. |
The infamous cables |
Family photo at the summit of Gothics; photographer photographed |
Looking back at Gothics en route to Armstrong |
Gothics, Saddleback (Basic peeking up behind Saddleback; Marcy to R and Skylight to L behind Basin) |
Some of the "fun" coming down from Armstrong |
More "fun" descending from Upper Wolf Jaws |
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4 in one day! (After Lower Wolf Jaws) |
"Base camp" was Johns Brook Lodge.
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A Tale of Six Peaks: Part 2 - Giant & Rocky Peak Ridge- 2013 - 09 - 28 |
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Near the washbowl: looking down at Round Mtn and Chapel Pond |
The Great Range (and friends) from the Chapel Pond overlook |
Crossing the end of the Washbowl |
Picture-perfect reflections at 0845 |
Some moderately-steep stuff |
Some really freaky steep stuff |
Junction 150 meters below Giant's summit; Rocky Peak Ridge trail and summit |
Looking southwest from the top |
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19ers heading back after 2 more peaks |
One of the many open views: Dix & Dial dominate the backfground with Hunter's Pass in between |
Giant's Washbowl beckons below, with Round Mt and Noonmark dominating the view in the middle distance |
Colvin, Noonmark, Skylight, Sawteeth, Haystack, Basin, Pyramid, Gothics, Armstrong, and both Wolf Jaws |
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Yet another open nubble along the trail |
Dix Pond; Grace Peak (a.k.a. East Dix) at upper right |
The sun may have disappeared in the woods, but it still casts its waning glow on the cliffs overlooking rte. 73.
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"Base camp" this time: The Interlaken Inn
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