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View down the west side of Conness's south ridge is quite different. 2012/09/20 11:18:43 |
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Interesting green and red lichens found on some rocks near The Notch. 2012/09/20 11:29:35 |
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Stella starts up the plateau between Mt. Conness and White Mountain (in the background). 2012/09/20 11:29:50 |
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View back toward The Notch. 2012/09/20 11:39:15 |
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Bill leads the way up the Conness plateau. 2012/09/20 11:43:55 |
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Frank and Stella below are climbing the Conness Plateau. 2012/09/20 12:00:58 |
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Panorama to the south of Mt. Conness (2) 2012/09/20 12:14:00 |
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Stella pushes on up the plateau to the summit. 2012/09/20 12:14:25 |
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Frank takes his photo of the summit and arête. 2012/09/20 12:37:05 |
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The snaking summit arête comes into view. 2012/09/20 12:37:11 |
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Bill and Charles Povtrovsky (who just descended from the summit) discuss routes while Stella begins to wonder what she got herself into. 2012/09/20 12:47:27 |
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Bill peers into the abyss (while taking care not to slip). 2012/09/20 12:50:00 |
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North Peak (12242ft) and the small glacial tarn can be seen down the northeast side of the ridge. 2012/09/20 12:50:46 |
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Two concrete pillars, one with a USGS marker. 2012/09/20 12:56:06 |
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USGS marker, up close 2012/09/20 12:56:20 |
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