| (1) | | The adventure begins from the trailhead at Piney River Ranch. |
| (2) | | Lawrence and Nelson hike around Piney Lake. Peak C and the couloir can be seen in the center of the photo above Nelson. |
| (3) | | Nelson and Lawrence hike through aspens on the way to base camp. |
| (4) | | The morning light hits Piney Bristles (left) and Jagged Peak (right). |
| (5) | | Nelson hikes around a waterfall on the way to the basin below Peak C. |
| (6) | | Lawrence works his way toward the base of the couloir. |
| (7) | | Nelson hikes toward the base of the couloir. Point 12,361 is in the background. |
| (8) | | Nelson with Mount Powell in the background. |
| (9) | | View of Peaks D and E from near the base of the couloir. |
| (10) | | After waiting out a thunderstorm Nelson re-enters the couloir. |
| (11) | | Nelson kick-steps up the couloir. |
| (12) | | Lawrence climbs the couloir. |
| (13) | | Lawrence and Nelson in the couloir. |
| (14) | | Andy and Lawrence in the couloir (photo by Nelson Chenkin). |
| (15) | | Nelson and Lawrence negotiate the crux of the couloir. This section was made tricky by the rock overhang (on the C Prime side) which caused the snow to be quite shallow. Consequently it was difficult to get a good purchase with our feet and ice axes. |
| (16) | | Nelson tops out of the couloir. |
| (17) | | View to the north from the top of the couloir. |
| (18) | | Lawrence and Nelson begin the class four scramble along the ridge from the top of the couloir to the summit of Peak C. |
| (19) | | Andy scrambles up Peak C's south ridge (photo by Nelson Chenkin). |
| (20) | | Nelson scrambles along the ridge. Making a mistake here would have been fatal because it is a long way down to the left. |
| (21) | | Andy negotiates the crux of the ridge (photo by Nelson Chenkin). |
| (22) | | Lawrence and Nelson descend toward the couloir. This gully bypassed the crux of the couloir and the early, difficult sections of the ridge. |
| (23) | | Nelson gets in good glissade in the run out of the couloir. |
| (24) | | Andy hikes down the basin below Peaks C and C Prime (photo by Nelson Chenkin). |
| (25) | | Another shot of the waterfall. |
| (26) | | Shot of The Spider flanked by Point 12,200 (left) and The Fly (right). |
| (27) | | Morning light hits a waterfall on the way to Upper Piney Lake. |
| (28) | | Shot of The Spider's northwest face. The couloir on the left looked promising but we ran out of time to give it a try. |
| (29) | | Upper Piney Lake with East Booth Pass towering above. |
| (30) | | View of Point 12,200 from Upper Piney Lake. |
| (31) | | A beautiful little tarn reflects the intense blue of the sky below Upper Piney Lake. |
| (32) | | Nelson hikes back to base camp from Upper Piney Lake with The Spider in the background. |
| (33) | | Lawrence hikes through the aspens on the way back to the trailhead. Those might be Peaks E and F in the background. |
| (34) | | Shot of a pretty butterfly we saw during the hike back to the car. |
| (35) | | Zoom shot of Peak C from near the trailhead. Kneeknocker Pass is on the far left. Peak C and C Prime are the tall ones in the center. The couloir runs between them. Peaks D and E are on the right. The waterfall is also visible on the lower right. |
| (36) | | Route on Peak C. Yellow is the approach, red is the ascent, and blue is the descent. |
Read the story
View the Topozone.com Map
Download the Google Earth Placemark