Me on the summit of Picture Peak (a self-timer image – not bad) Here are the trip reports from the fabulous weekend at Sabrina Basin in the high Sierra! CascadeClimbers.com UW Climbing Club Also check out my newly created gallery at SummitPost.org! Panorama of upper Sabrina Basin with Powell Ridge (left) and Picture Peak (right)…
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Sabrina Basin
Today I returned from another awesome weekend in the high Sierra, this time in Sabrina Basin outside the town of Bishop. Here is a photo from Sailor Lake with Picture Peak reflecting (click on image for larger version). After bivying near the trailhead, we set out on the trail from Lake Sabrina to Blue Lake…
High Sierra Weekend
Here is the official trip report from last week’s trip to Rock Creek basin in the high Sierra: CascadeClimbers.com UW Climbing Club This evening I ran at Wunderlich County Park. This was another awesome park! I ran for 77 minutes and did a fabulous loop running all the way up to Skyline Blvd. for about…
Bear Creek Spire Trip Report
Last weekend I returned to the high Sierra to climb Bear Creek Spire, Mount Gabb, and Mount Abbot in the Rock Creek basin. All three peaks are over 13,700 ft. We first ascended Bear Creek Spire via Ulrich’s route (standard). We hiked up Little Lakes Valley from the Mosquito Flats trailhead early Saturday morning, departing…
Matterhorn Peak Trip Report
The trip report for the Matterhorn Peak climb is now posted at CascadeClimbers.com and the UW Climbing site. Enjoy!! Here is another photo as me on the Matterhorn climb at camp in the evening. Exercise: Today I ran at Arastradero Open Space Preserve before work and felt much better than last week’s morning run at…
Matterhorn Climb Photos
Check out some photos from the Matterhorn Peak climb last weekend: View of Matterhorn Peak and The Dragtooth from Horse Creek Valley Looking down the East Couloir to the glacial bowl Matterhorn Peak Cirque from camp in the evening View of the high Sierra from near the summit of Matterhorn Peak Sunset over Matterhorn Peak
Matterhorn Peak Climb
Yesterday (May 12th) I climbed the East Couloir route on Matterhorn Peak in Hoover Wilderness on the northeast border of Yosemite National Park. Matterhorn stands 12,279 ft and is the high point of the rugged Sawtooth Ridge. It was my first climb ever in the high Sierra and it was quite the introduction! The East…
Top 10 Photogenic North Cascade Peaks
Yesterday’s post was a list of the best summits FROM which to take photos (see post here), today’s list features the mountains that look best IN the photos. Check it out! ALL photographs Copyright Leor Pantilat. Please ask for permission prior to any use, thanks. 1. Mount Shuksan: How could I not include the most…
Top 10 North Cascade Summits for Photos
A list of the my top ten favorite summits in the North Cascades to take amazing photos. Click on the photo for a larger version. All photographs Copyright Leor Pantilat. 1. Luna Peak: Southern and Northern Picket Range 2. Sentinel Peak: South to Chickamin Glacier, Dome Peak, Dana Glacier, and Spire Point 3. Austera Peak:…
Alpine Club Slideshow
Yesterday I gave a slideshow for the Stanford Alpine Club. The show included 400 of my photos from climbs in the Cascade Mountains last summer (primarily North Cascades National Park). I talked about fast and light climbing along with the impact of climate change on the mountains. I think the people who came enjoyed it….
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