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Colchuck Peak Climb

Stacy and I doing an early season conditioning climb of Colchuck Peak. Car to car 12 hours. It was totally socked in with fog and clouds, but still a fun climb. 28 photos
May 19, 2018

Saturday, May 19


Aahh breakfast
19 May 2018 - 06:16

After sleeping in the car at the trail head, we had a nutritious breakfast of RedBull and powdered donuts.
Stacy on a dangerous stream crossing
19 May 2018 - 06:23

lol
Colchuck Lake still frozen over
19 May 2018 - 08:18
Greedy little begger
19 May 2018 - 08:20
The path ahead
19 May 2018 - 08:26
Icy
19 May 2018 - 08:44
The Taj Mahal of cairns
19 May 2018 - 09:08
Starting up the steeps
19 May 2018 - 10:06
Stacy working up some steep snow
19 May 2018 - 11:15
ROCK!
19 May 2018 - 11:28

Some subtle evidence of rock fall on the route
Stacy kicking steps for a while
19 May 2018 - 11:31

It's nice to take a break!
Scrambling up the final boulderfield
19 May 2018 - 13:39
Stacy coming up the summit block
19 May 2018 - 13:58
SUMMIT STEAK!!!
19 May 2018 - 14:01

This is a new staple
Summit pose!
19 May 2018 - 14:13
Looking back at the summit block
19 May 2018 - 14:23
Descent into the clouds
19 May 2018 - 15:03
Descent
19 May 2018 - 15:07
Stacy glissading down the glacial remnant
19 May 2018 - 15:13
Descent
19 May 2018 - 15:16

Colchuck Lake in the distance
Rockfall
19 May 2018 - 15:22

The climber's left side of the glacier has very significant rockfall hazards
Looking up Colchuck Glacier
19 May 2018 - 15:28
The sun finally came out on the descent
19 May 2018 - 15:28
Heading down
19 May 2018 - 16:54
Ready for beer!
19 May 2018 - 17:07
Fungus!
19 May 2018 - 17:39
A pretty cool river crossing
19 May 2018 - 17:44
Fungus!
19 May 2018 - 18:08