All this...
...in this.
Mac demo's his mad dirtboard skills
Whitney from Lone Pine camp where we drove in Friday night.
Faceing north from Lone Pine campground
Mac puts his sled to the test walking the 3.5 miles up the road to the trail head at the Portal
Matt on the road to the portal overlooking the Alabama hills
When I was up here in January, the snow almost covered this sign.
Starting up the north fork Mountaineering Route
Heading up the drainage to Lower Boy Scout Lake
The ledges, photo taken from stading in what would have been the waterfall. We obviously skip this part of the summer MR.
Sunset over the needles from LBSL. I was suffering from altitude and the climb up the wash so we set up camp here for the night.
Matt and Matt melting snow for dinner
The next morning from LBSL
Getting started just before 9AM at LBSL
Matt filling up in the morning.
LBSL from what would be the slabs at clyde meadow
Just below Iceberg Lake and about time to lose the snow shoes
At the top of the notch by 1:30PM, facing north east
From the notch, facing west. Ready to hack up to the summit
Matt nearly at the top of the 1st chute on the right side. This is where the ice axe's really came in handy.
Success! Log at the summit. 2:00PM 14,500'
Summit facing west
Facing south towards New Army Pass
Matt and Matt at the highest point in the lower 48
Iceberg "Lake" below the summit
Mt. Russell to the north
Matt D.
Matt M.
The North Fork valley we ascended. That little white line at the bottom is the road we hiked in on the previous day.
Other group we summited right behind which left Iceburg Lake at 8AM! Now they are cooking up snow - by the lightnight rods - as the weather is turning; proving once again, any idiot can walk up a big hill
Looking down our descent chute, you can see another climber we passed on the way up in the notch below
Matt leads the way down
Taking a jog from the notch to Iceburg
Finally back at camp at 4:50. The peak whited out for a while and it was snowing on us.
Pack up, head out and try to make the Portal by dark.
The tree at the ledges. We made it back to the car below the switchback on the road by just before 8PM. What a day!
