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May 2002 

 

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Megamid.  Our camp just above Spillway Lake.  Helen Lake sits above the ridgeline in the middle of the photo.

BC Breakfast.  Sam fires up the stove for some breakfast.  Kuna Crest in background.

Spillway Lake.  Fred and Sam touring around the lake.  In background, from left to right, Mount Conness, Excelsior Mountain, and the Tioga Crest.

Heading to the Big Kuna.  Fred and Sam eye the goods en route to Helen Lake.

Helen Lake.  Sam looks out over Helen Lake to the bowls dropping down from the Kuna Crest.

 

Ascending the Bowl.  Sam skinning up the bowl.  Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs in background.

Skinning Up.  Fred -- aka the "climbing animal" -- lays a steep skin track up the bowl.

Steep Bootpack.  Fred on the final pitch up the Helen Lake bowl.

 

 

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