On the L Shaped Glacier, Mt. Sill, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
This was my second trip to Mt. Sill in a week, after an absence of perhaps three decades. The previous week, some old friends and I had failed to make the summit, because we didn't have the proper equipment. Capture Date: Aug 8, 2007 04:22 PM•Views: 101
Returning alone, I met three climbers near the top of the mountain, and we became instant friends. Here, after our successful ascent, Javier carefully makes his way down a steep and icy glacier on the east side of the mountain, roped to the rest of us for safety. More photographs of the trip are in my "Mt. Sill" gallery. No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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On the L-Shaped GlacierCapture Date: Aug 8, 2007 04:14 PM•Views: 100No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Dropping down the L-Shaped GlacierCapture Date: Aug 8, 2007 04:13 PM•Views: 100No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Clipping into the rope for safety down the glacierCapture Date: Aug 8, 2007 04:04 PM•Views: 101No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Putting on traditional cramponsCapture Date: Aug 8, 2007 04:00 PM•Views: 98No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Ice axe - tool of the tradeCapture Date: Aug 8, 2007 03:50 PM•Views: 101No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Steve is ready to descend
Mt. Galey in the background
Capture Date: Aug 8, 2007 03:38 PM•Views: 98
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JavierCapture Date: Aug 8, 2007 03:00 PM•Views: 101No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Looking at North Pal and Starlight PeaksCapture Date: Aug 8, 2007 02:28 PM•Views: 114No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Two small climbers, one large mountainCapture Date: Aug 8, 2007 02:25 PM•Views: 99No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Somehow it seemed easier coming upCapture Date: Aug 8, 2007 01:43 PM•Views: 101No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Palisade peaks and the Palisade Glacier - PanoViews: 102No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Javier photographs me photographing him - PanoViews: 106No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Summit Portrait (thanks, Javier)
Making the effort to reach the summit was a great high.
Capture Date: Aug 8, 2007 12:44 PM•Views: 104
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Summit Register
Many summits in the Sierra Nevada Mountains have a register, kept safely in a watertight box. Mt. Sill is no exception. As did my companions, I signed my name. I also wrote the same endearments to the same special people I'd had in my mind more than a quarter century ago, when I climbed my last big peak, and whom I keep in my thoughts still.
Capture Date: Aug 8, 2007 12:34 PM•Views: 99
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