Mountain Adventures (Part 1)

Some of my winter mountaineering adventures in preparation for Mt. Rainier:

This is the Everest Ridge route, I have always wanted to climb the face of Timpanogos in the winter... this year I did. Here are some pictures:


Getting ready to go.


This is a sign on the trail hiking up Dry Canyon almost all covered in snow.


A makeshift snow tripod and some headlamp trickery and voila! a blurry image of the city below @ roughly 9000'.


The ridge at 2:30am.


A view from my left shoulder, this wasn't a good place to slip and fall.


Here comes the sun.


Now comes the traverse over to the true summit.


Here I am on top of the highest peak of Mt. Timpanogos.


A view from the top.




Heading back.