Idaho Exposure

Hiking, Climbing, Backpacking, Snowshoeing, Backcountry Skiing. Photos by Thomas Oetzell; idahoexposure.com


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IMG_9165.JPG3 viewsSouth from the summit of Mt. Solomons, the entrance to the not so 'Enchanted Gorge' guarded by Scylla and Charybdis, can be seen beyond Chasm Lake, the first lake visible from the right frame of photo. Scylla is split by the right frame of photo.
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IMG_9169.JPG1 viewsLooking east at the summit of Mt. Solomons, just above the saddle below the west ridge.
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IMG_9170.JPG0 viewsLake McDermand east of Wanda Lake in Evolution Basin. Some snowfields will give us a break from boulder hopping on our descent from the saddle below the west ridge of Mt. Solomons.
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IMG_9171.JPG0 viewsThe the north face of Mt. Solomons, from just above the saddle below the west ridge. The northeast shoulder follows the skyline from Muir Pass, above the snowfield on the left (north).
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IMG_9172.JPG1 viewsMt. Solomons, from Evolution Basin. We climbed the left skyline from Muir Pass, and descended the right skyline to the saddle, and descended into Evolution Basin.
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IMG_9173.JPG1 viewsThe professor looks back toward the saddle below the west ridge of Mt. Solomons, the route we just descended.
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IMG_9179.JPG1 viewsLooking southeast from just southeast of Wanda Lake. Mt. Solomons above rises abover Muir Pass.
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IMG_9181.JPG1 viewsNorth on the JMT. Peak 12206 above Wanda Lake.
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IMG_9183.JPG2 viewsThe Goddard Divide over Wanda Lake. Muir Pass is on the left edge of photo.
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