Blue: Up the east couloir. Red: down the face to the Bell Couloir.
First light up the East face Couloir.
The West face of Pyramid Peak in the backgorund.
Always such a pleasure to have that first pink light hit your face after hours of hiking in the dark.
Some large runnels from recent wetslide activity.
Popping out onto the saddle of the East Couloir.
Looking down the East Couloir
We weren't quite sure the route from here.
This did not look right...
We traversed on the West face ridge a few hundred and feet and then saw our entrance to the summit. you can see our tracks here in this super scary snow!
after the sketchy traverse we made our way up to the summit. Very scary!
Our last section to the summit.
I don't have a huge smile on my face here but I will at the bottom.
Nicky also with a half smile.
Mountain reflections.
The view to the Northwest of us, you can see Snowmass Mountain and Capitol Peak
The South face of North Maroon peak.
Our first turns are quite exposed.
We are so happy to be up and down the mountain safely!
A look back of our 2nd 14er ever. Such a good feeling to have ridden that mountain.
