<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr><td height="22"></td></tr> <tr align="center" valign="middle"> <td width="268"><a href="pages/page_46.html"><img src="thumbnails/s46.jpg" width="70" height="170" border="0" hspace="49" vspace="0" alt="The impressive south face of Mt. Conness in profile."></a></td> <td width="268"><a href="pages/page_47.html"><img src="thumbnails/s47.jpg" width="170" height="113" border="0" hspace="49" vspace="0" alt="Bill delivers a blessing to the rock before we begin the technical climb up the arete."></a></td> <td width="268"><a href="pages/page_48.html"><img src="thumbnails/s48.jpg" width="170" height="113" border="0" hspace="49" vspace="0" alt="And then we begin the final climb to the summit."></a></td> <td width="268"><a href="pages/page_49.html"><img src="thumbnails/s49.jpg" width="170" height="113" border="0" hspace="49" vspace="0" alt="Stella leads at the crux; Frank follows."></a></td> <td width="268"><a href="pages/page_50.html"><img src="thumbnails/s50.jpg" width="170" height="113" border="0" hspace="49" vspace="0" alt="The hardest part is over, but we still have to get up the rest of the arete."></a></td> </tr> <tr><td height="5"></td></tr> <tr align="center" valign="top"> <td width="268"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tr><td align="center"><small class="title">The impressive south face of Mt. Conness in profile.</small><br><small class="date">2012/09/20 12:57:00</small></td></tr></table></td> <td width="268"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tr><td align="center"><small class="title">Bill delivers a blessing to the rock before we begin the technical climb up the arete.</small><br><small class="date">2012/09/20 13:00:00</small></td></tr></table></td> <td width="268"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tr><td align="center"><small class="title">And then we begin the final climb to the summit.</small><br><small class="date">2012/09/20 13:00:30</small></td></tr></table></td> <td width="268"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tr><td align="center"><small class="title">Stella leads at the crux; Frank follows.</small><br><small class="date">2012/09/20 13:03:09</small></td></tr></table></td> <td width="268"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tr><td align="center"><small class="title">The hardest part is over, but we still have to get up the rest of the arete.</small><br><small class="date">2012/09/20 13:04:51</small></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr><td height="22"></td></tr> <tr><td height="22"></td></tr> <tr align="center" valign="middle"> <td width="268"><a href="pages/page_51.html"><img src="thumbnails/s51.jpg" width="170" height="113" border="0" hspace="49" vspace="0" alt="Bill and Stella pause for a photo on the arête."></a></td> <td width="268"><a href="pages/page_52.html"><img src="thumbnails/s52.jpg" width="170" height="113" border="0" hspace="49" vspace="0" alt="Stella enjoys not looking down to either side, while Frank watches with some apprehension."></a></td> <td width="268"><a href="pages/page_53.html"><img src="thumbnails/s53.jpg" width="170" height="113" border="0" hspace="49" vspace="0" alt="Cracking a joke on the arête"></a></td> <td width="268"><a href="pages/page_54.html"><img src="thumbnails/s54.jpg" width="170" height="113" border="0" hspace="49" vspace="0" alt="Bill pulls himself up one of the tougher spots."></a></td> <td width="268"><a href="pages/page_55.html"><img src="thumbnails/s55.jpg" width="170" height="127" border="0" hspace="49" vspace="0" alt="Stella prepares to make another difficult maneuver to surmount a boulder."></a></td> </tr> <tr><td height="5"></td></tr> <tr align="center" valign="top"> <td width="268"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tr><td align="center"><small class="title">Bill and Stella pause for a photo on the arête.</small><br><small class="date">2012/09/20 13:06:05</small></td></tr></table></td> <td width="268"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tr><td align="center"><small class="title">Stella enjoys not looking down to either side, while Frank watches with some apprehension.</small><br><small class="date">2012/09/20 13:07:25</small></td></tr></table></td> <td width="268"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tr><td align="center"><small class="title">Cracking a joke on the arête</small><br><small class="date">2012/09/20 13:08:09</small></td></tr></table></td> <td width="268"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tr><td align="center"><small class="title">Bill pulls himself up one of the tougher spots.</small><br><small class="date">2012/09/20 13:08:36</small></td></tr></table></td> <td width="268"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tr><td align="center"><small class="title">Stella prepares to make another difficult maneuver to surmount a boulder.</small><br><small class="date">2012/09/20 13:08:47</small></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr><td height="22"></td></tr> <tr><td height="22"></td></tr> <tr align="center" valign="middle"> <td width="268"><a href="pages/page_56.html"><img src="thumbnails/s56.jpg" width="170" height="113" border="0" hspace="49" vspace="0" alt="Don't look down!"></a></td> <td width="268"><a href="pages/page_57.html"><img src="thumbnails/s57.jpg" width="170" height="113" border="0" hspace="49" vspace="0" alt="Stella traverses a couple of ledges."></a></td> <td width="268"><a href="pages/page_58.html"><img src="thumbnails/s58.jpg" width="170" height="113" border="0" hspace="49" vspace="0" alt="This is one spot where you don't look down and hope the rock has good traction."></a></td> <td width="268"><a href="pages/page_59.html"><img src="thumbnails/s59.jpg" width="170" height="113" border="0" hspace="49" vspace="0" alt="Frank traverses a nice ledge above the south face."></a></td> <td width="268"><a href="pages/page_60.html"><img src="thumbnails/s60.jpg" width="170" height="113" border="0" hspace="49" vspace="0" alt="Bill gets a running start, while Stella prepares to follow."></a></td> </tr> <tr><td height="5"></td></tr> <tr align="center" valign="top"> <td width="268"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tr><td align="center"><small class="title">Don't look down!</small><br><small class="date">2012/09/20 13:08:47</small></td></tr></table></td> <td width="268"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tr><td align="center"><small class="title">Stella traverses a couple of ledges.</small><br><small class="date">2012/09/20 13:09:28</small></td></tr></table></td> <td width="268"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tr><td align="center"><small class="title">This is one spot where you don't look down and hope the rock has good traction.</small><br><small class="date">2012/09/20 13:09:30</small></td></tr></table></td> <td width="268"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tr><td align="center"><small class="title">Frank traverses a nice ledge above the south face.</small><br><small class="date">2012/09/20 13:09:33</small></td></tr></table></td> <td width="268"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tr><td align="center"><small class="title">Bill gets a running start, while Stella prepares to follow.</small><br><small class="date">2012/09/20 13:10:17</small></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr><td height="22"></td></tr> </table>

Mount Conness, September 20, 2012

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