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Granite Peak Aug 2008
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Wake up Saturday morning Aug 16, 2008. Base camp Froze-To-Death Lake
Working up talus bowl to Froze-To-Death Plateau. Left to right, unnamed lake, Brent and Turgulse Lakes
Froze-To-Death Mountain to the East
On the plateau facing West to Granite
Another base camp behind rock wall shelters at the edge of the plateau
The jump off descent point across the West talus face of Tempest
Half way across the talus slope. looking back toward the plateau
Half way across the talus slope. looking down to Avalanche Lake
Half way across the talus slope. looking at Granite Peak and Granite Glacier
Half way across the talus slope. looking at Granite Peak and the Triangle
View of Avalanche Lake from Bivouac Saddle
View of the East Ridge from Bivouac Saddle
West face of Tempest from Bivouac Saddle
Snow Bridge and top 500 ft of Granite Peak
View of the third chimney from the top of the second chimney. One climber below the chimney and one in the chimney with a goat looking on.
Goat watching climber in the third chimney
Goat watching two climbers in the third chimney
Top portion of the South Face of Granite. The Green routes are the standard and the orange the more challenging Keyhole Chimney route. The Keyhole is directly above the Keyhole Chimney
On the summit with Tempest behind me
Other summiteers
Brook flowing down from FTD Plateau
Base camp on FTD Lake
Just climbed up to FTDP on the way home - overlooking FTD Lake
Starting down the switchbacks
Leaving Mystic Lake