
We leave an almost balmy Easton |

we camp near the trailhead in dark |

and begin our climb with first light |

inspecting a tree that has made woodpeckers happy |

we reach the first lookout |

bird tracks in the snow |

view aboundon the climb |

but we have quite a ways to go to RPR |

tough climbing toward Bald Peak |

but glorious views |

sculpted snow |

Zach coming and going from the top |

we pose |

a good snack out of the wind |

the monster boulder |

views ascending RPR |

nice ice |

and snow |

but tough climbing in the snow |

finally lunch on the first bump of RPR |

with grand views |

heading onward |

the glare in the ice |

but a bit of artic melt |

its only up there |

we reach the lake on the ridge |

with a steep but |

pretty climb |

through sculted snow and ice |

we reach the summit |

with wonderful 360 views |

and Zach takes in the grand east slide on Giant |

more lovely snow |

and ice, |

we descend steeply |

down the tracks we broke coming up |

a view from the lake |

more snow |

the grand view from our lunch spot |

the water a delight |

coyote(?) tracks across our path |

Bald Peak view |

cairn on Bald |

what we came up, we must go down |

and down we went, finishing the ascent in 7.5 hours, the descent in 4 |