Last additions - White Clouds; Chinese Wall, August 25-26, 2007
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IMG_1822.jpg124 viewsAug 28, 2007
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IMG_1818.jpg124 viewsAug 28, 2007
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IMG_1812.jpg122 viewsEven the Toog had to shed his pack to get down this section.Aug 28, 2007
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IMG_1810.jpg154 viewsA short downclimb avoids a lengthy talus traverse.Aug 28, 2007
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IMG_1807.jpg154 viewsThe foreground ridge descends to the Gunsight, and then ascends to Peak 11238, forming the east flank of the Chinese Wall. Peak 11238 anchors the 90 degree corner of the Chinese Wall. In the center, rising above between Tin Cup and Gunsight Lakes is Calkens Peak.Aug 28, 2007
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IMG_1806.jpg151 viewsThe easier route appears to be well east of Gunsight Lake and Peak 10817.Aug 28, 2007
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IMG_1803.jpg171 viewsCalkens Peak, above and right of Gunsight Lake dwarfed by majestic D.O. Lee Peak in the distance.Aug 28, 2007
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IMG_1800.jpg152 viewsD.O. Lee Peak lined up in the high saddle formed by WCP-10 (on the left) and Calkens Peak (just out of frame on the far right) from the plateau above and southwest of Railroad Ridge. The pyramid summit of WCP-9 is barely visible right of D.O. Lee; thanks Dave Pahlas for clearing that up!Aug 28, 2007
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IMG_1799.jpg141 viewsNortheast toward Railroad Ridge.Aug 28, 2007
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IMG_1794.jpg152 viewsGunsight Lake lined up in the Gunsight. D.O. Lee Peak rises majestically in the distance differentiated by white limestone deposits.Aug 28, 2007
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IMG_1792.jpg125 viewsConvoluted geology of the Chinese Wall.Aug 28, 2007
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IMG_1789.jpg123 viewsLucky nears the summit.Aug 28, 2007
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