Headwaters of Chasm Lake on a beautiful morning.

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Headwaters of Chasm Lake on a beautiful morning.

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Rapping in from Chasm View

Upper Kiener's.

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Kaner

Aug 13, 2007

“Headwaters of Chasm Lake on a beautiful morning.”

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Vain as it is, this is my 100th "great" rated photo on mp. It's an honor to contribute to this great website that we've all used for numerous purposes countless times! This is a memorable shot of Max peeing off the cliff before leading up the Casual Route (my first and still only Diamond trip). I pooped behind a nearby rock, basking in the morning sun, trembling beneath the overwhelming stone wall, and hiding behind poop rock from the marmot-kicked stone bombs. Powerful life moments! Nov 16, 2011

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The late Chip Salaun in the early '80s doing botany research on the steep wall on the left side of The Diamond.<br>
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Photo by: Olaf Mitchell.

The Diamond before a (later) rainy day.

A marmot scopes out the Diamond.

The guardian of The Diamond!!

Photo: Olaf Mitchell.<br>
Yellow Wall early '80s.<br>
A long, leader fall right at dark resulted in this climber spending a pathetic night 100' above his partner with only half the food and bivy gear. It was amazing to witness them raising and lowering stuff from their haul bag with head lamps. Their comment was: "We had considered this as a possibility, and dismissed it as impossible!"<br>

As seen from the top of P3 on Directissima.

The Diamond at sunset on 6/20/15.

Original Oil Painting of Chasm Lake and The East Face of Long's. My prize possession!

Morning view, morning dew.

Diamond with its Chasm Lake reflection.

The Diamond, illuminated by 4am alpenglow, seen from the bivy at Chasm View. July, 1996.

Climbers on Casual Route, Yellow Wall, Black Dagger, and Soma.

Up close and personal.<br>
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Photo taken 8-21-2010.

The Diamond from the south end of the Boulderfield. East along the ridge from the Chasm View raps. Taken July 23rd, 2015 at 8am.

Rapping the North Face cables route

Stay and play at the Diamond.

Nice, yellow, morning light on The Diamond, early September 2012.

And another beta photo. Taken from the Camel descent.

Rapping in from Chasm View

Headwaters of Chasm Lake on a beautiful morning.

Upper Kiener's.

Photo:Olaf Mitchell.<br>
Buc Taylor at the boulder field bivy before dropping in on The Diamond in the late '70s.<br>
"We're mountaineers.<br>
We're mountaineers.<br>
We sleep in holes and ditches.<br>
We wipe our arse with broken glass.<br>
And laugh because it itches.<br>
We're mountaineers.<br>
We'er mountaineers.<br>
We're low down Sons Of Bitches!"

Spring conditions.

Holy Granite, Batman!

Morning sun on the Diamond

Good high def view of The Diamond.

Diamond in the Buff... brrr.

Diamond.

Diamond on a cold September day.

Early morning at Chasm Lake.

There it is from Chasm View.

The Diamond on a foggy August day.

Camel Gully descent.

(photo by diane gorski) july 2001 East Face of the Diamond from the Mills Morraine area

A view of the Diamond and the East Face of Long's from Chasm Lake, July 1 2015.

The view towards the East from halfway up the Diamond.

Heading back to the Broadway Hilton (AKA the bivy "cave") after getting stormed off D7.

The Diamond in November of '09. Notice the spindrift avalanches.

Classic bivy.

SteveZ finishing off the approach to the Diamond at sunrise.

Rap chains at Chasm View. Note that there is only air beneath the chains.

The Diamond!

A view of the Diamond taken from The Book at Lumpy.

Sunrise approaching The Diamond, photo: Bob Horan Collection.

A view of the Diamond from the top of Chasm View Wall, July 10, 2017.

Crack of Delight rappel anchors just below the Casual Route, South of the North Chimney.

A reasonably sharp view of the center and left side of The Diamond from Chasm View.

Joseffa Meir leads above on the sea of Granite that is encountered on any Diamond route. Photo by Tony Bubb, 2001.

Diamond at sunrise.

Another View of the Diamond from Chasm View.

The Diamond from the talus field below the North Chimney.

Just moved to town and don't have a pack big enough for a few days up on Longs and a shot at the Diamond?<br>
Get some bungee cord! <br>
Tony Bubb on his first trip up to go for D7. Photo by Mark Speiker, 1995.

Diamond rappel.

Chris Harkness before an attempt at day's first break.

View of Broadway from the Red Wall route on Chasm View Wall. Photo taken 8/15/04.

There it is.

The Diamond from the summit of Mt. Lady Washington.

The Big "D" at sunrise.

Photos are important on the Diamond.