zoroastr Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 (edited) Climb: Pyramd Peak-Colonial Glacier Date of Climb: 6/19/2006 Trip Report: Nobody took the bait when I posted to the partners list, so I had to go to the big, scary mountains all alone. I also felt really crappy most of the day, so I just did a short one. Here are some snaps from the Colonial Glacier and Pyramid Peak, which I climbed by an interesting route. Two of the three peaks in the area that I'd wanted to "bag" stayed in the clouds all day--I never actually got to see the Bunyan Stump or Pinnacle, but Pyramid was fun. I ended up taking several photos of some of the pretty little Glacial ponds on the Colonial--it was gr8 to come upon this oasis after that unbelivably nasty approach hike. Long, steep, and in places non-existant, the "trail" had only one upside: about five miles in, I found the sunglasses I'd lost three weeks ago--score! Another pond shot, with Colonial Peak... The same ponds, from several hundred feet up Pyramid Peak... Played some MP3's on the gloomy, socked-in summit of Pyramid, while noshing on Pop-Tarts [special "Pirates of the Carribean" promotional tart--Strawberry, with weird, yellow frosting.] Frankly, not one of Kellogg's best efforts.. More pondage... Two hike-out shots: The Dam.... ...and an over-the-shoulder glance back at Colonial. Gear Notes: 'pons, stick, food, toonz. Approach Notes: This approach is in contention for possibly the most god-awful in-hike I've ever voluntarily suffered through. You'll love the glacier and surrounding peaks, but there's a very good reason the area sees little traffic. Edited June 19, 2006 by zoroastr Quote
miller Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 Long, steep, and in places non-existant, the "trail" had only one upside: about five miles in, I found the sunglasses I'd lost three weeks ago--score! Good! I put them there on that root system that you downclimb about a week ago. I figured you would return for them since they were such stylin' shades =) -Todd Quote
zoroastr Posted June 19, 2006 Author Posted June 19, 2006 KEWL! Thanks very much! ...now I have TWO [count 'em!] pairs of Marblemount Shell Station specs... Quote
JoshK Posted June 20, 2006 Posted June 20, 2006 Those glacial ponds are one of the weirder things i have seen in the mountains I must say... Quote
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