Intro to Winter Mountaineering

Alta Peak


Elevation: 11,204 feet
Distance: 18 Miles

February 18, 2007

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Pre-departure gear check


Scott's view for hours and hours and . . . .


Crossing the lake


The lake in summer

Setting up base-camp


Finally taking the snowshoes off at the kitchen
 


Our tent on a stormy evening


The entrance keeps getting smaller

ah, boots off!


Hollywood ice axe self-arrest


Rachael getting fitted for her avalanche beacon


Beginning the summit attempt


A storm approaches as we asscend


Visibility worsens ahead and we resort to watching our steps


Alta peak is center right (invisible in the storm)


White-out increases; hard to tell ground from sky

Look closely to see our group following through the white-out

Finally at the summit (we think)


The rest of the group emerges


Icesicles


Icesicles

View from base-camp

Kitchen table

Sunset

Heading back to "civilization"