Idaho Exposure

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


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IMG_1514.jpg93 viewsFrom Feather Lakes, our route contoured around Blue Rock Buttress, then ascended southeast, well above Blue Rock Lake.
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IMG_1515.jpg89 viewsA precariously placed chockstone high on the ridge northwest of La Fiamma.
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IMG_1516.jpg79 viewsAscending southeast toward Mount Underhill.
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IMG_1518.jpg104 viewsBlue Rock Buttress and Lake frame the Goat Creek drainage extending toward Grandjean; Warbonnet rises high on ridge above Fred.
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IMG_1519.jpg88 viewsBlue Rock Buttress directly behind Fred.
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IMG_1522.jpg89 viewsRe-hydrating at a tarn; elevation 9352'.
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IMG_1523.jpg93 viewsA great place for some cheese and salami.
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IMG_1525.jpg104 viewsFred sneaks up on an extremely rare giant Idaho Kiwi about to feed on a cobra.
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IMG_1527.jpg96 viewsThis amazing spire soars up from the ridge northeast Packrat Lake.
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IMG_1529.jpg105 viewsFred gets out the camera above PackRat Lake.
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IMG_1533.jpg110 viewsFollowing the path of least resistance to the saddle just north of Reward Peak. The further you go, the more obvious it becomes.
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IMG_1535.jpg122 viewsFred captures the moment on the saddle just north of Reward Peak. Redfish Lake can be seen in the valley. Mount Underhill dominates the foreground.
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