 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 |