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Ryan ascending the steeper upper sections of the couloir.
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| The route up Whitetail Peak as seen from our acclimatization
day at the high altitude fishing lakes. |
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Alan Starting up the lower section in classic pied à plat.
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On steeper ice and using both tools.
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| The sun starts to hit the upper section of the couloir.
Not good! |
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| Taking a breather. |
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| Negotiating over a step. |
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| Ryan very near the summit. |
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| Success — the top of the couloir. |
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| A short section of class 3 rock and Ryan is
at the summit. Fabulous 360 degree view of the Beartooths. |
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| My goat-chewed trekking pole grips. |
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| Our obnoxious camp mascot and eater of my trekking pole
grips. |
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| Sky Pilot, the climber's flower. It only grows between 10,000 and 13,000 feet. These flowers are around 11,500 feet tucked in the middle of a talus slope.
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