Picture of Doug as the sun peeked out briefly.

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Picture of Doug as the sun peeked out briefly.

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Moon Goddess and the Sun Ribbon next door.

Showing the line of Moon-Goddess Arete.

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“Picture of Doug as the sun peeked out briefly.”

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Beautiful weather.

Carlos high on Moon Goddess Arete.

Moon Goddess and the Sun Ribbon next door.

Picture of Doug as the sun peeked out briefly.

Showing the line of Moon-Goddess Arete.

A magical, slightly rainy day on MGA. Misty and spritzing here and there. The coolest experience I've ever had in the mountains.

Climber on Moon Goddess. Taken from Venusian Blind.

Third, Second and First Lakes

Mood Goddess Arete

High on the route - Second and First Lakes behind.

Silhouette of Moon Goddess Arete from Venusian

Two 5.9 pitches on Ibrium Tower. Robert and Bill climbing low on the first pitch (loose flake where Robert is - lowest climber), and Mark belaying at the top of the second.

a few dark clouds building

the final 5.6 headwall

Ibrium Tower with route shown

Temple Crag and North Palisade from White Mountain Peak

Moon Goddess Arete, as seen from Venusian Blind.

Looking over at Venusian Blind.

Nearing the base of the stellar Ibirium Tower pitches.

Ibrium and Sun Ribbon

The beautiful Palisades from the MGA.

After the tower.

and Sun Ribbon again

topping out

first tower

looking up at the 5.8 section

Tourjee belays Ted Teegarden on the pinacle traverse pitch. Great exposure

Sun Ribbon

the arete from Venusian

Tony Tennessee traverses the Gendarme.

final ridge to the summit

Palisades from Temple Crag

the often firm approach snowfield

last 5.7 section

the initial slabs

5.6 chimney on the back side of Ibrium

On route? Jeff Crow on Moon Goddess Arete, circa April 2000.

A magical, slightly rainy day on MGA. Misty and spritzing here and there. The coolest experience I've ever had in the mountains.

first light on MGA

looking back at the exposed 5.7 traverse

alpen glow

the numbered lakes

first tower

another view of the lakes

chossy 5.7 chimney

the route

This line traversing the gendarme was solid and protected easily.

and looking down at the 5.8 section

From Venusian

first 5.7 section

Ted following the pinacle traverse pitch

looking toward the southern end of the Palisades

exposed 4th class traverse

View from the Moon Goddess Arete, circa April 2000.

Danny boy WOTD on The Goddess!

Marc Burns & Jonathan Bowman tackle yet another impasse high on the climb.

Moooonnnn Godddeessss!

Looking down at the First Tower? Ibrium Tower?

Passage around the Ibrium Tower!

Wild colors in the upper gully after the Ibrium tower traverse
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