Crashed in the truck and left Bunny Flats at 2 am. Made it to Helen by 6 am. Top of Red Banks around 11 am. Summited at 12:20. Back at the truck at 5 pm, and was eating pizza in town at 6! Good day, weather was great, conditions were close to perfect. The forest fire +/- 50 miles SW of the mountain mucked up the view some, but visibility was still good.
Glissading was good, but heavy plastic came in real handy on the lower sections.
Pics:
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