A frozen Saint Mary's lake and the beginning of the SE slopes route to James Peak
Two unknown climbers heading up Saint Mary's Glacier enroute to James Peak
Looking South along the Continental Divide halfway to James Peak
Self Portrait on top of James Peak
105 sec f/2.8 15mm ISO 400
I went up to Loveland Pass in the hopes of going for a stroll up to the top of Snikatu last night. However, the steady 70+ mph winds thwarted my attempt. It was difficult to just stand in that intensity. So, I went downslope on the southside and snagged the above photo in a steady 30 mph wind. The cold made my trigger release stiffen up.
Bear Peak and the area of the Harmon Cave
The Harmon cave is located about mid-height in the foreground near the base of the two major rock buttress on the left skyline.
Bear Peak
Did a little post holing uphill to get to the cave entrance
The wind picking up near the cave
The Harmon Cave
The Harmon and Mallory caves are closed atleast until Oct 1, 2011 due to the spread of the White nose Syndrome
Went for a hike up Piestewa Peak in Arizona with Ariel while we were in town for my Grandmother’s memorial service
Jason breaking treeline
Entering the cloud bank
Ascending the second incline....
Jason emerging from the whiteout
Breaking through the clouds
The clouds below
The summit headwall
I turned around at the location of the last image, since I didn’t feel like skiing more rocks. I already crossed four sections along the ridge. Despite this I got two core shots in my skis on the descent. However, there were three amazing minor headwalls and a great ridge run going down!
