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breaking out of the clouds on the vista glacier
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Kennedy Peak at sunrise - August 2003
End of the day view of late summer conditons from my campsite. Got up really early so as to be back at camp before the snow got too soft.
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Daniel Coltrane
Jul 17, 2019
“breaking out of the clouds on the vista glacier”  

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Glacier Peak from north, showing Frostbite Ridge Route
The first view of Frostbite Ridge
finishing up to the summit
Betsy Harrison on the north side of Kennedy Peak in August 2003. We didn't go much further as a thick cloud bank enveloped the area shortly thereafter and visibility was next to nill. We didn't know the route so wisely turned back.
View from camp - a day from the road in August 2003.
In late summer conditions, descending the route is quite easy and thus there's no need to carry over. It was so melted out that the Rabbit Ears section was a boot ski in the dirt. Few crevasses on this route. Easy to navigate solo.
Kennedy Peak at sunrise - August 2003
breaking out of the clouds on the vista glacier
End of the day view of late summer conditons from my campsite. Got up really early so as to be back at camp before the snow got too soft.
Seriously melted out at the Rabbit Ears - August 2003. Not very alpine, but much easier when you're travelling alone.
Slightly drier conditions on the final section of the route below the Rabbit Ears in the summer of 2003. The crux was probably the steep headwall below the summit ridge in the back of this image.
Snow climbing above Kennedy Pk on the Frostbite Ridge route. Baker perched above the clouds