Most viewed - Eclipse from Thompson Peak, August 21, 2017
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IMG_7854.JPG25 viewsThompson Peak basks in the alpenglow above our camp.
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IMG_7866.JPG25 viewsWe had seen several others short-cutting through the scree below the south face of Thompson Peak from the Thompson/Williams saddle--not a route I would have taken--but we were taken by surprise at just how many were already up there. Someone counted a total of 31, including a young man and his dog, who spent the night on the summit! We gingerly stepped over to the northern-most of the split summit blocks.
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IMG_7907.JPG25 viewsLooking back toward the Thompson Peak/Mickey's Spire saddle (center, behind arete leading down from Thompson). We took advantage of the snow to expedite our descent.
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IMG_7911.JPG25 viewsMike at the entrance to the basin leading to the Thompson Peak/Mickey's Spire saddle. The couloir drops off steeply beyond. Our camp lies 1000 vertical feet below, about dead center in the photo.
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IMG_7843.JPGThe route to the meadows, our destination for the evening, follows the snow south of Goat Lake around to the right, climbs the buttress, which leads to the snow couloir.24 views
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IMG_7845.JPG24 viewsA short stretch of boulder hopping at the top of the snow couloir leads to a lake we cross on the left side. Mike is ready to camp here.
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IMG_7857.JPG24 viewsSmoke diffused early morning alpenglow lends an eerie quality to the fantastic views.
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IMG_7901.JPG24 views2 miles southwest as the crow files, North Raker is the unmistakable shark fin centered on the mid-distant ridge. No easy route on this peak; grade 3, class 6. Outstanding view while ascending to Ingeborg Lake above Spangle Lake in 2013.
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IMG_7904.JPG24 viewsMt. Regan above Sawtooth Lake (not visible in photo) to the west.
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IMG_7839.JPG23 viewsFour climbers descend soft snow in the late afternoon; the couloir above Goat Lake.
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IMG_7863.JPG23 viewsMike joins me on the Thompson Peak/Mickey's Spire saddle. To the east, Castle Peak is barely through the haze on the horizon.
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IMG_7903.JPG23 viewsThe view south from Thompson Peak.
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