Nice backdrop of the North Cascades from Sahale

Happy on the summit Forbidden peak in what turned out to be an epic 24 hour climb.

I'm not a communist, I swear. I'm just reminiscing over the world order of my youth. Photo by Alan Thong.

I stupidly forgot my sunscreen. I paid for it later when my cheeks began to blister and my nose began to bleed. The doctor said that my chances for melanoma were increased 50x. Don't be stupid...wear sunscreen!!!

We decided to carry the prayer flags up to the summit of Eldorado this summer.

On the summit of Forbidden Peak. View of Eldorado in the background. Simul climbed the west ridge, which is fun ridge climbing on good granite

summit

Climbing Eldorado in marginal weather with the Boeing Alpine Club.

View of Lyman Glacier and spider pass

Alpenglow on the side of El Dorado Peak in the Cascades

Climbers in the Cascades on El Dorado

Dome Peak sneaking through the clouds.

The most scenic bathroom u will take a dump in (SW face of Johannesburg)…All I need now is my Alpine magazine

Johannesburg the massive piece of rock in front the Boston basin one of the most dangerous peaks in the north cascade unfortunately a forest fire was raging on one of its slops so that is the reason for the cloud to the left of it

On 9/1/2003 John and I went to do the direct east ridge of forbidden peak after strenuous 2 hours from high camp we stood on the first gendarme this is my picture leading the 8 pitch (John is the Yellow dot on the upper Center of the picture and me is the White dot to the Right of the summit ridge) I will call it “Mini-me and bumble bee”

Here is me in Boston basin and behind me is Quien Sabe Glacier with Shark fin, Boston and Sahale (left to right)

John following the last pitch on DER behind him on the left is the Boston glacier and on the right is the upper portion of Quien Sabe glacier

On 9/1/2003 John and I went to do the direct east ridge of forbidden peak after strenuous 2 hours from high camp we stood on the first gendarme this is my picture leading the 8 pitch

Just capturing the sights from the East Ridge the predominant mountain is Glacier Peak BTW, the haze is smoke from a Forrest fire in the other side of Johannesburg

Hollyclimber and partners descend from Sahale Peak on the Quien Sabe Glacier. A perfect weekend in the North Cascades, Washington. Photo by Bruce.