Aaron Johnson looks for lost treasure amongst the mine tailings in Dives Basin below the summit of Little Giant. These hazardous mine tailings should be avoided! The route to the mountain top does just that by staying high on the tundra to the right and contouring to the couloir. The notch above Aaron and to the left is actually a narrow couloir that is climbed to reach the summit of Little Giant.

So why am I where I shouldn't be? See this report.

San Juan Mountains, Fall, 2006.

Digital photo by Ellen Ritt