Morning sun on the Diamond

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Morning sun on the Diamond

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Holy Granite, Batman!

And another beta photo. Taken from the Camel descent.

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Nov 24, 2012

“Morning sun on the Diamond”

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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!

Diamond with its Chasm Lake reflection.

Morning view, morning dew.

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

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

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

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.

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!"

Holy Granite, Batman!

Morning sun on the Diamond

And another beta photo. Taken from the Camel descent.

Upper Kiener's.

Spring conditions.

Rapping in from Chasm View

Headwaters of Chasm Lake on a beautiful morning.

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

Good high def view of The Diamond.

Diamond in the Buff... brrr.

Diamond.

Early morning at Chasm Lake.

Diamond on a cold September day.

There it is from Chasm View.

The Diamond on a foggy August day.

Camel Gully descent.

The Diamond from the summit of Mt. Lady Washington.

Sunrise from a bivy on Broadway. Photo by Ty Cook, 5-19-09.

Rap 1 on Crack of Delight. The first rappel can be done with a single rope, but the three subsequent rappels require double ropes.

Broadway Ledge as seem from Chasm View.

Traverse across the top of North Chimney on Broadway Ledge. It looks difficult, but it is actually 3rd, but accidents have happened here, so be careful.

Sunrise on the Diamond, 6/9/2018.

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

SteveZ finishing off the approach to the Diamond at sunrise.

The Diamond!

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

Sunrise approaching The Diamond, photo: Bob Horan Collection.

Chris Sheridan trying not to get lost on the Diamond rappels. Photo by Ty Cook, 5-19-09.

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

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

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

Route overlay for the approach via Chasm Lake & North Chimney and descent via rappel route.

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

The top rappel for the Chasm View raps. 3 raps with double ropes to Broadway Ledge.

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

Table Ledge. The climber is at the top rap station for the rappel route.

Another View of The Diamond from Chasm View.

Rappel off eye bolts at the base of the Cables Route descent.

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.

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

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

Photos are important on the Diamond.

There it is.