Peter and Chris, snow-savy
out of the Amphitheatres, under Klondike Peak
The first time that Klondike Peak presents itself in its glory, with the small J Glacier covering the W flank.
Marching party in front of Klondike Peak
Klondike Peak and the Continetal Divide behind.
party crossing a snowfield
Yoav, posing
into Tundra Valley
Lake crossing
Hopping from stone to stone...
Honor attempting a lake crossing
... Honor did not want to do, as a better path she'd devised...
Honor stepping into cold water
... or so she thought.
Arcteryx backpack with Lava Lake
Shameless plug for great mountain gear.
Lava Lake
The lake was nameless but after seeing the sun set behind it it became known as Lava Lake.
Tundra Valley camp
Camping on sloping and soggy ground; that what the arctic might look like.
Sunset over Lava Lake (1)
Grandiose sunset spectacle over Lava Lake.
Sunset over Lava Lake (2)
The sun makes the evening clouds over Slide Creek Valley glow, and the lake gleams like molten stone.
Baker Lake and my backpack
Towards Baker Lake
Day 5: along Baker Lake, over and about a fair number of granite domes.
Chris and peter, hardened mountaineers
Baker Lake high camp
The high camp at Baker Lake, ca 11,700' — and easily the most amazing site. If you ever go there: keep it pristine!
Baker Lake from the Divide
Sourdough Glacier and Klondike Peak
Sourdough Glacier, which is the only glacier in the lower 48 States that calves into a lake. The large moraine that damned off Iceberg Lake shows the glaciers largest extension at the end of the Little Ice Age (1850).
Baker Lake and high camp
life in high camp
Three days with star gazing and shooting star counting, bouldering, feasting (Peter's Thanksgiving Dinner comes to mind) and exploring the high Wind Rivers.
Honor and the neverending taco stuffing
Dusk at Baker Lake
Sunset over Baker Lake
Moon over Klondike Peak
Full moon over Klondike Peak, taken from the moraine (15/1 f2.8).
Light trails
An accidental picture: camera dangling and recording the moon and Yoav waving his head lamp to find out if the photographer is still alive.
Gretel prusicking
Now it's getting serious: glacier travel including crevasse self-rescue.
Ice cliffs of Sourdough Glacier
Chris, Honor, and Yoav on Sourdough