Methinks it might be time to put this thread to bed, it being officially "summer" date- and conditions-wise...
I treated myself to a long walk on Friday, to celebrate 40 years of my being on this big round rock. I wanted to use every scrap of the day, so I rolled out of the TOF at midnight and reached my first goal of seeing the sunrise above Donahue Pass:
After summiting Donahue Peak around 0630, I dropped a chute on the south face and cruised the meadows back to the JMT:
And then it was just a long, gorgeous cruiser the rest of the day to Red's Meadow:
Happy Solstice and summer to everyone! Have a grand summer!!
From the luckiest girl in the world,
Climb Hard. Be Safe.
-L