Mule pack train at May Lake Trailhead
The crews were busy packing up the High Sierra Camp at May Lake.
Frank and Stella are ready to go.
May Lake Trailhead sign detail
Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
Mt. Hoffman (10850ft) looms over us as we hike up toward May Lake.
Crews take down tent cabins at May Lake High Sierra Camp to prepare for winter.
Bill, Frank, and Stella at May Lake
Stella and Frank on the Tuolumne Peak use trail
Smoky air from wildfires elsewhere in the state obscure the background view toward the Merced Range.
Bill on the Tuolumne Peak use trail
Smoky air from wildfires elsewhere in the state obscure the background view toward the Merced Range. Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
Frank considers the final approach to Tuolumne Peak (10845ft)
Tuolumne Peak from the saddle
This doesn't look too hard. Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
Stella and Bill at the saddle
Mt. Hoffman is in the background. Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
We climb up the slope through minor drainage channels.
Panorama to the east from the saddle below the south summit of Tuolumne Peak
Frank and Stella achieve the gap in the ridge.
The southern summit of Tuolumne Peak from the gap
I think I was examining my phone screen when this photo was taken. Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
Stella considers the rest of the climb from the gap.
Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
Stella works her way through a boulder field.
Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
Frank and Stella get part way up the south summit before finding the climbing too spicy.
View south from north summit of Tuolumne Peak
View east and north from the north summit of Tuolumne Peak
Stella and Frank reach the base of the north summit pinnacle.
After a bit of searching, Stella finds the easiest route up.
Bill observes Stella's and Frank's progress up the pinnacle.
Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
Stella finds the easiest route up the pinnacle.
Frank considers a more direct Class 3 move.
Frank decides to follow Stella.
Stella on the north summit of Tuolumne Peak.
Frank sets a good grip on the rock as he pulls himself up the pinnacle.
Stella, Frank, and Bill on Tuolumne Peak
Stella finds a comfortable seat on the narrow rocks at the summit.
Mt. Hoffman, Half Dome, and May Lake are in the background.
Bill makes contact with another HAM in Morgan Hill, CA via a repeater on Loma Prieta.
Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
Stella enjoys her lunch on Tuolumne Peak.
Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
Peaks of the Cathedral Range from Tuolumne Peak
Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
Stella and Frank start down from the summit.
Frank and Stella descend.
Stella and Frank (near center) descend to the saddle.
Lodgepole Pine
Frank and Stella descend.
Frank and Stella take a break during the descent at the meadow below Tuolumne Peak
Bill waits at a sub-dome near the Tuolumne Peak use trail.
Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
Stella gazes down the other side.
Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
Bill contemplates the view.
Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
Stella, Frank, and Bill at the viewpoint alongside the Tuolumne Peak use trail
A cloud develops to the east.
Stella and Frank emerge onto the Ten Lakes Trail.
Bill sits upon a bench hewn into the rock.
Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen