Super hot day on our approach up Rice Brook. |
Steve is looking energetic and chipper. Watchman Peak visible in the distance. |
Watchman Peak |
Working around ice steps on the lower glacier as we ascended. |
Approximate route. Steve's car parking in Rice Brook (blue dot). Red line is approach on Aug. 8. Orange dot is our bivy spot. Orange line is our short journey on Aug. 9, back out via red line. |
Pre dawn light on Watchman Peak. |
The southern high point of the NE Ridge. We assumed we should climb the snow/ice patch? |
The 2850m bump we ascended to enjoy the views. |
Columbia Icefield with Snowdome in the back centre horizon. |
The twins. South Twin (left) and North Twin (right) |
Mt. Columbia looking grand. |
Steve on our descent of the upper glacier on the east aspect. On camp is visible, red tent, in the gravel flats to skier's left of the lower glacier toe. |
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