Frigid on Cascade and Colden with Eric and James
January 2013
212k
Cascade
607k
Colden
465k
Huddling by the fire on the cold side of camp
815k
Starting up Cascade at 0 degrees
264k
CUR NON
662k
smiling on the climb
772k
lovely trees
507k
reaching the first real view
597k
dog joins the party
685k
views
529k
we pose
378k
the dog tries to cool off
660k
smiles
770k
711k
adding layers
613k
getting to bare rock we lose snowshoes
593k
climb on, the dog hesitates
498k
pose slightly out of the wind
809k
wide views
803k
final scramble
608k
blasting wind
571k
great range
704k
another pose out of the wind
655k
another
1062k
descend
882k
pose
647k
out of the wind
696k
last view
805k
descent through lovely trees
596k
final smiles
421k
exit temp is -6
202k
Next day bring -18 at the traihead; Cliff forgets camera battery so Eric's iPhone records his frost
3439k
view from Marcy dam
3145k
taking a break
6822k
view from the last false peak
2602k
we wave
5500k
grand view from Colden
2729k
descending
3321k
more descending
2357k
onto the lake
2392k
lots more tracks to leave; exit temp +10!
Photos by Eric and Cliff