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On the Summit.
Another self timer shot from the summit of North Peak.
Mount Conness is behind me. You can also pick
out Half Dome way down in Yosemite Valley at the far
right of the photo (at the edge, just below the
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Summit Couloir.
A few steps to the north of the summit, there is a
*nasty* couloir that splits the north face of the
peak. Just wide enough to fit a human body at
its narrowest point, this chute drops nearly all the
way to the base of the peak nearly 2,000 feet below. |
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Summit View to North.
Here's a summit view looking up towards Matterhorn
Peak (right above my left elbow) and the NE Yosemite
wilderness. |
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Mount Dana & Ellery Bowl.
From the summit, one can see over the East Ridge of
Mount Conness, across Tioga Pass to Mount Dana. The large
left-angling snow bowl to the left of the peak is the
Ellery Bowl, a favorite Tioga-area ski descent. |
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Banner Peak & Mount Ritter.
High up in the Ansel Adams Wilderness near Mammoth
Lakes, Banner Peak and
Mount
Ritter crown the Ritter Range. From North
Peak, they are clearly visible on the horizon (center
of photo).
Click here
for a very cool annotated summit
panorama looking to the south.
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Matterhorn Peak.
Looking to the north, Shepherd Crest dominates the
foreground, while
Matterhorn Peak stands out on the horizon.
Also visible from the right side of the photo are Twin
Peaks, Virginia Peak, Stanton Peak (below Matterhorn)
and Whorl Mountain (left of Matterhorn).
Click here for a very cool annotated summit
panorama looking to the north. |
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Dunderberg Peak.
Twin summits of Dunderberg Peak, above Virginia Lakes.
Note the absolute lack of snow on this 12,350+ peak. |
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My Ski Tracks.
From the summit, I skied back down the south slopes,
jogging left to avoid a cliff band. As the photo
implies, the corn snow was absolutely perfect. |
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Point Release. I
saw this wet snow avalanche come down from the
sun-warmed rocks halfway up the southeast face of
North Peak. |
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