Hiking & Climbing PhotosLumpy Ridge - The Needles
10/21/06
| (1) | | Hiking toward Sundance Buttress with the various crags of Lumpy Ridge on our right (photo by Fabio Somenzi). |
| (2) | | The Book and Left Book. |
| (3) | | Our objective was the high point of Lumpy Ridge named "The Needles" which is just to the right of Sundance Buttress. |
| (4) | | Hiking past Sundance Buttress (photo by Fabio Somenzi). |
| (5) | | Closeup of the lower section of Sundance Buttress. |
| (6) | | Hiking up the gully to the north of Sundance Buttress (photo by Charles Danforth). |
| (7) | | More scrambling up the gully north of Sundance Buttress (photo by Charles Danforth). |
| (8) | | At the top of the gully we paused for a rest (photo by Fabio Somenzi). |
| (9) | | Scrambling toward the summit of The Needles |
| (10) | | Eric getting close to the summit. |
| (11) | | Charles and I found this cool little crack to scramble through (photo by Charles Danforth). |
| (12) | | Me scrambling toward the summit (photo by Charles Danforth). |
| (13) | | Eric scrambles back down from the summit. |
| (14) | | After returning to the top of the gully from the summit of The Needles Chris and Charles whipped out a rather unorthodox mountain snack: sushi. |
| (15) | | Instead of retracing our steps back down the gully we decided to descend more or less along the west slopes of Lumpy Ridge. |
| (16) | | Eric continues scrambling down the west side of Lumpy Ridge. |
| (17) | | The Book (photo by Fabio Somenzi). |
| (18) | | Batman Rock (photo by Fabio Somenzi) |
| (19) | | Twin Owls (photo by Fabio Somenzi). |
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