http://internetonastick.net/gallery/main.php http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1119.jpg.html 26331 Big Pine Valley, north fork trail head http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1120.jpg.html 26336 Mountain to the south of the trail head http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1121.jpg.html 26338 http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1122.jpg.html 26340 Starting our 6 mile hike to Temple Crag at 6pm http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1123.jpg.html 26342 Glacier Lodge and South Fork of Big Pine Creek http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1124.jpg.html 26344 Chasing the setting sun up the north fork http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1125.jpg.html 26346 IMG_1125 http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1126.jpg.html 26348 2nd falls on the north fork http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1127.jpg.html 26350 Our first glimpse of the 13k' crag from about 9k' http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1128.jpg.html 26352 IMG_1128 http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1129.jpg.html 26354 Getting dark (this is a flash photo) but still pretty in the meadows http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1131.jpg.html 26356 IMG_1131 http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1132.jpg.html 26358 IMG_1132 http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1134.jpg.html 26360 8:30pm and still a long way to the base. We had to negotiate the 2nd lake crossing in the darkness of a new moon. http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1135.jpg.html 26362 Ferocious locals http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1136.jpg.html 26364 IMG_1136 http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1138.jpg.html 26366 Hiking up the scree field from lake two, I spotted a wild cat or black beer moving across the lower slope (lower left) http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1139.jpg.html 26368 Our camp at lake 2 with lake 1 below it http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1140.jpg.html 26370 Todd spotted two climbers on the Dark Star route http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1141.jpg.html 26372 Climber in white, mid frame as we approach our route http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1143.jpg.html 26374 Getting up through the ice was a PITA but we're now on the exposure below the Moon Goddess buttress http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1144.jpg.html 26376 Gotta love that he is taking the tags off his new harness just as we change in to our climbing shoes at 11,200' (10AM) http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1145.jpg.html 26378 IMG_1145 http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/IMG_1146.jpg.html 26380 IMG_1146 http://internetonastick.net/gallery/v/tempcrag2007/main_1.jpeg.html 26382 Check out how much the flake on the route has peeled back!