Friday, January 15, 2010

Journey to the Swell

why you ask? because the north face's are in primo condition!


classic san rafael swell cowboy scenery


and the indian scenery


the objective - the north face of window blind peak


hoar crystals


the approach - steep ridges


the approach - small cliff bands


p1


bomber first piece doooode!


ummmmm, why are we doing this again?


this IS ridiculous


....man, look over there, the dylan wall is nice and sunny


the summit ridge




signing in - first entry in 2 years


the mandatory summit beverage


down in the dark

3 comments:

  1. Looks like fun... ha ha ha. Skiing pow here in the valhallas is kinda boring anyways.

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  2. slab climbing with crampons? that thing is plenty scary enough when its dry!

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