zoroastr Posted June 19, 2006 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller Posted June 19, 2006 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoroastr Posted June 19, 2006 Author Share Posted June 19, 2006 KEWL! Thanks very much! ...now I have TWO [count 'em!] pairs of Marblemount Shell Station specs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Those glacial ponds are one of the weirder things i have seen in the mountains I must say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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