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IMG_9117.JPG0 viewsOur route will eventually take us over Lamarck Col via the Darwin Bench, the entrance to which can be seen in the center of the photo, above the long ridge leading down and right (west) from peak 12245'. That route climbs from the JMT just before the JMT drops down into Evolution Valley.Dec 14, 2012
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IMG_9119.JPG0 views50 miles to the northwest, Mt. Ritter, on the left with its distinctive snowband, and Matterhorn-shaped Banner Peak to the right, dominate the skyline for miles.Dec 14, 2012
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IMG_9122.JPG2 viewsCharybdis, from the summit of Mt. Solomons.Dec 14, 2012
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IMG_9116.JPG0 viewsNorthwest from the summit of Mt. Solomons, the JMT descends to the right (north) into lower Evolution Basin in front of Peak 12245' before reaching Sapphire Lake. Evolution Valley is seen beyond the the gap between Peak 12242' and Peak 12245', above the lake in the left foreground.Dec 14, 2012
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IMG_9115.JPG3 viewsMt. Darwin on the Sierra Crest from the summit of Mt. Solomons. Mt. Darwin stands at the head of Darwin Canyon, about 1.66 miles south of Lamarck Col. The ridge in the foreground is the southeast ridge of Mt. Warlow (to the left, not visible). Warlow can be ascended via this ridge (class 1) from Muir Pass. The telephoto lens makes this ridge appear much closer to Mt. Darwin than it is. Darwin is over 3 miles beyond the ridge to the north. I summited Darwin more years ago than I would care to admit!Dec 14, 2012
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IMG_9105.JPG2 viewsTo the east, beyond the Black Divide, Mt. Agassiz (left, 13,891'), and Mt. Winchell (13775'), at the northern end of the Palisade Region, on the Sierra Crest. In August of 1989 we were near the summit of Winchell on the 3rd class East Arete, and retreated due to thunderstorms. The following year I climbed Agassiz with my younger brother. In 1993, I reached the summit of Winchell via the East Arete alone.Dec 14, 2012
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IMG_9107.JPG2 viewsTo the east, beyond the Black Divide, Mt. Johnson (left), and Mt. Goode (right, south).Dec 14, 2012
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IMG_9113.JPG3 views50 miles to the northwest, Mt. Ritter, on the left with its distinctive snowband, and Matterhorn-shaped Banner Peak to the right, dominate the skyline for miles.Dec 14, 2012
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IMG_9108.JPG3 viewsOn the distant Sierra Crest to the east, Middle Palisade (left), and the pyramidal shaped The Thumb beyond the Black Divide, from the summit of Mt. Solomons.Dec 14, 2012
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IMG_9103.JPG2 viewsClose up of the peninsula on Wanda Lake from the summit of Mt. Solomons.Dec 14, 2012
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IMG_9104.JPG2 viewsWanda Lake.Dec 14, 2012
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IMG_9100.JPG2 viewsThe upper section of the Northeast Shoulder route on Charybdis. The ridge turns south and, crossing a gap (hidden in photo) ascends on class 3 rock to the summit.Dec 14, 2012
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