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My solitary summit camp at sunset, July 2002. I'd climbed up via Frostbite Ridge in a long day that smelled like rain. There was lightning in the night. I sat up and was amazed by the lights of the Puget Sound metropolis.

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Dave K

Sounds kind of scary!

Voted 10/10

...hearing lightning while camped on top of a mountain. Anyway, great shot!

Posted Feb 2, 2006 6:44 pm


	mvs	Re: Sounds kind of scary!
	Hasn't voted	Thanks Dave! Haha, yeah. Well, it was further away, I think it was over the Mt. Maude area to the east. I did worry about it coming closer :-). Playing through all these scenarios, including (ugh) packing up and trying to escape in the dark.
		Posted Feb 2, 2006 6:50 pm


	Tomek Lodowy	What a MOMENT !!!
	Hasn't voted	WHAT A WONDERFUL SHOT...ohhh my...
		Posted Feb 3, 2006 6:17 pm


	mvs	Re: What a MOMENT !!!
	Hasn't voted	Thank you Tomek! Being alone in a high place, deep in the backcountry is special. Rare for me, and therefore even more precious.
		Posted Feb 3, 2006 6:42 pm

justahiker

Great picture!!

Voted 10/10

I like how you put ice axe in first plan, but focus background!!
Great idea!!!
And picture really shows atmosphere in sunset!!

Posted Sep 27, 2006 9:44 am

tuntun

like

Voted 10/10

I like the sun rays..

Posted Jan 21, 2007 9:50 am


	mvs	Re: Beautiful!
	Hasn't voted	Yep I was alone, though it was only for the weekend. I climbed up the Frostbite Ridge, then ate and slept on the summit. The next day I descended the normal route, and then out to the parking lot where I hitched a ride to Darrington. Really fun wilderness journey, 5 years later it's still a really memorable trip. Thanks for asking, if you go to Washington, it's a must do!
		Posted May 11, 2007 4:37 pm