A snow-covered Enchantment Basin.
Brant skis next to the Pterodactyl before entering the large bowl beneath it.
Getting closer…
Jacob finishes the last few steps to the false summit.
Northeast to the Gardeners.
Rainier poking between Kaleetan and Roosevelt.
Chair and Kaleetan dominate the Snoqualmie Backcountry.
Chimney Rock is so cool!!!
Views eastward from the true summit.
Rainier, Chimney Rock, and Overcoat.
Bryant Peak and couloir on the right.
Eldorado and Moraine Lake 4000 ft below.
Wandering up the Asulkan Valley.
Jacobs descends from Dragontail towards Aasagrd Pass.
Dorado Needle, Snowfield Peak, and endless mountains in a sea of clouds.
The marvelous, imposing Ice Cliff Glacier.
Daniel leads us across the flat glacier.
Still a stunning color combination.
Staring down the awesome Lynch Glacier to Pea Soup Lake.
Kaleetan is so cool!
Kylie checks out the view of Chiwaukum Lake from the top.
Gannet Peak, highest point in Wyoming, from Bonney Pass.
Soft turns through gladed trees near Snow Peak.
Windlip on the ridge.
Looking across to Snow Peak from Sherman Peak.
Looking north across the Tetons.
Olympus and the incredible Blue Glacier.
The magnificent Holy Diver.
Looking up to Table Mountain.
Kylie climbs up long snowfields.
West into the heart of the Glacier Peak Wilderness.
Snow blowing across the summit of Tye Peak.
Looking out across the Neve Glacier.
Gazing out into the wilderness.
Skinning towards the base of Chair Peak.
One last look at Baker.
Swirling clouds around Lichtenberg.
Silver Star looms to the north.
Our first view of Grassy Mountain, a total skier’s playground.
Mighty Shuksan with a backdrop of bubbly clouds.
Perfect steps up a perfect peak.
Kanyon and Connor ascend into the heavens.
Evening light on Seneca Lake and Mount Lester.
One last look back at Eldorado.
Skinning across upper Melakwa Lake.
Full view of the Cabin Creek Valley.
Cathedral Rock, Peggy’s Pond, and Mt. Stuart in upper right.
The Gunsights to Sinister.
Mt. Baker shines from Herman Saddle.
Beautiful lighting show with clouds engulfing the Tatoosh.
Epic clouds curling over the north ridge.
Winter Descending on the Coleman Icefall and Mt. Baker.
Wide reaching views of incredible Titcomb Basin.
Along the trail at Gem Lake.
Broken clouds above our high camp on Baker.
Morning view of Mt. Rainier from Paradise.
Some bare ice on the Butterfly Glacier.
Perfection!
Looking northeast from the summit towards the Redoubt-Spickard group.
The return trip from Grassy Hut.
Frozen Colchuck Lake and Dragontail Peak.
Looking up at Cheops near Rogers Pass, BC.
Like waking up in a powder dream.
Fog crawls over the Snow Lake Divide.
Window frame view of Corbin Peak through the trees.