Peace.
My favorite mountain.
Mt. Rainier decapitated by clouds.
Rooftop views of the northern Chiwaukum.
The unique cannonhole feature.
Kylie skins towards Titcomb Basin under dreamy clouds.
Cool lighting on Table Mountain and Baker.
Black and white of the Glacier Peak Wilderness.
Looking towards Sherpa Peak.
Looking back on the group I passed.
Across the valley, La Sal Mountains.
Mt. Cashmere reflects in a still Colchuck Lake.
The imposing north face of Stuart.
Descending to Crystal Lake.
Cathedral Rock just above Peggy’s Pond.
The west face of Chair Peak looms large.
Closeup of Chair Peak.
Chair and Kaleetan dominate the Snoqualmie Backcountry.
Kylie strikes a dramatic pose atop Golden Horn.
Crevasses always look cooler in black and white.
Serenity.
Cruising down the 7 steps of Paradise.
Bryant Peak and the Tooth along the crest looking south.
Tenpeak commands the spotlight.
Sunrise over Mount Lester and Seneca Lake.
Stormy skies to the south.
The massive west face of Fremont Peak.
Hoof Peak poking above the clouds.
Foggy peaks loom over Snow Lake.
The incredible knife-edge of Matthes Crest.
I never get tired of this one.
Morning light on the Tooth and Great Scott Basin.
Our first view of the not-so-distant Black Peak.
Crazy clouds forming around the summit of Buck.
Admiring Little Alien Couloir. People ski that?!
Kylie ascneds Gannet with the Dinwoody Glacier beneath.
Mt. Whitney and Mt. Irvine looming large.
Looking back on the Terror Glacier.
Mighty Johannesburg across the valley.
Sun disappearing behind Chair Peak at Snow Lake.
Ice falls always look cooler in black and white…
Shadows over Baker and the Salish Sea.
Climber on the arete pitch of the SW Rib of SEWS.
The cool “Tree Diamond” on Table Mountain.
The complex maze of towers on Venusian Blind.
Closeup of the entire Olympus Massif.
Filtered sunlight high on Eldorado.
Entering the shadows beneath Table Mountain.
Sir Donald graciously accepts the afternoon spotlight.
Saska Peak in the early morning.
Chimney Rock and Overcoat.
The Nooksack Cirque and Pickets behind.
The imposing view of Wolf’s Head from Pingora.
Looking up at Middle Palisade and Norman Clyde.
Baker through the outlet of Iceberg Lake.
A lone skier skins towards the Nisqually Chute.