Thompson Peak, via Goat Lake, September 13, 2013
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IMG_3447.JPG17 views
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IMG_3449.JPG14 views
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IMG_3454.JPG18 viewsThe author 'standing on top of the world' as photographed by the professor.
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IMG_3456.JPG15 views
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IMG_3458.JPG16 views
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IMG_3459.JPG15 viewsThe orange block in the foreground is the east summit of Thompson peak, reached by heading to the right (east) at the notch at the top of the couloir above the Thompson/Mickeys Spire Saddle.
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IMG_3461.JPG17 views
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IMG_3462.JPG16 viewsThe orange block in the foreground is actually the pinnacle we first climbed in error, northwest of the northwest summit. Lopez, in "Idaho, a Climbing Guide" refers to the summit as the west of the two summits. This is where the register is, but the southeast summit is higher, according to National Geodetic Survey (see IMG_3503).
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IMG_3464.JPG16 views
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IMG_3465.JPG17 views
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IMG_3466.JPG18 viewsBaron Peak, southwest from summit of Thompson peak.
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IMG_3469.JPG18 views
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