golden triangle after Darwin

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golden triangle after Darwin

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base camp at Darwin Benches

Darwin Lakes on the approach to basecamp.

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C. Trimble

Aug 22, 2012

“golden triangle after Darwin”

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Truly awesome! One of the best traverses in Cali!

Labeled panorama of Evolution Traverse, as seen from summit of Huxley after completing the traverse, July 2017.

base camp at Darwin Benches

golden triangle after Darwin

Darwin Lakes on the approach to basecamp.

and evening light from Darwin Benches base camp

Evolution Basin from lower Darwin Bench

Labeled panorama of Evolution Traverse, as seen from summit of Huxley after completing the traverse, July 2017. (more labels than other version, thanks to Paul Decker who had fun ID'ing them all)

Darwin suncups

Evolution Basin from Haeckel

another possible source for water in drier years just past Haeckel; it's fairly easy to drop down off the ridge here

13,360 from Darwin Canyon

starting up 13,360

Mike on the golden slab on our recon trip

Mendel from the summit of 13,360

another Basin pic

Darwin summit

more towers on the way to Darwin

Evolution Basin again

Darwin from Mendel

ridgeline on the way to Mendel

ptarmigan and Huxley from Evolution Basin

looking back at the chimney section between Darwin and 13,322

tail end of the J in the traverse

on the way to 13,332

Evolution Basin

13,332 and Haeckel

13,360 from the benches

golden slab between Darwin and 13,332

Mike heading toward 13,332 on our recon trip

Haeckel from 13,332

Getting ready to descend from Mt. Darwin.

from Wallace?

first look at the range from Lamark Col

Huxley

Fiske & Huxley from Haeckel

Darwin Bench

13,322 and Darwin from Haeckel

another aspect of 13,360

Huxley from the Basin

Mt Darwin/Darwin Glacier from Darwin Canyon

on the JMT with Darwin, Mendel and 13,360 on the right

Darwin, Mendel, 13,360 and Darwin Canyon from Lamarck Col

13,360, Mendel and Darwin from the west

self portrait on the way to Mendel

Evolution Basin

Evolution Basin from the ridge

13,360

Huxley summit

Darwin Canyon

Huxley from Evolution Basin

Haeckel, 13,322, Darwin and Mendel from Lamarck Col

between Darwin and 13,332

Boris at the bivy after getting off Darwin

ridgeline off the Darwin summit

Mike starting the downclimb off of Darwin on our recon trip

overview