Idaho Exposure

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

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IMG_3440.JPG18 viewsPhoto opps on the summit.Sep 18, 2013
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IMG_3435.JPG16 viewsNorthwest from the summit.Sep 18, 2013
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IMG_3429.JPG20 viewsThe "unnamed lake", and the use trail to it intersects Alpine Way trail about where the ridge leading down from the left frame of photo meets the trees. 5 mile long Redfish Lake lies southwest of Little Redfish Lake.Sep 18, 2013
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IMG_3421.JPG18 viewsTo the east, northeast far below is the "unnamed lake" at roughly 9000' where we stood 4 years earlier on our 2nd hike together, contemplating what the summit, thinking we might have tried for it had we started an hour earlier. On Labor Day 3 years ago, we descended the Williams/Thompson saddle to that same lake after running short on daylight, and abandoning a summit attempt (see gallery).Sep 18, 2013
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IMG_3426.JPG18 viewsStanley can be on the valley floor, just above the long east ridge. The aluminum box containing the summit register was huge! It reminded me of a geo-cache, as it contained such items as a lighter, and a dime to phone home.Sep 18, 2013
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IMG_3418.JPG21 viewsThe professor makes an entry in the summit register on the west summit of Thompson Peak. We arrived here after first climbing the pinnacle just to the west, which was slightly lower, more exposed, and quite a bit more cramped on top. Both have couloirs leading to a notch, with a short scramble on solid rock to reach the top.Sep 18, 2013
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IMG_3415.JPG18 viewsLooking toward Thompson Peak from the Thompson/Mickeys Spire Saddle, it is difficult to pick out the summit. We decided it was the pinnacle on the left; it looks higher, and has a shape closer to that of Thompson as viewed from Goat Lake.Sep 18, 2013
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IMG_3412.JPG21 viewsSouthwest from the Thompson/Mickeys Spire Saddle to Mickeys Spire.Sep 18, 2013
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