Starting down the trail towards Bishop Pass and the Pailsades
Long Lake
boots-off break
Wayland
Meredith and Wayland at Bishop Pass
Mt. Agassiz
Dusy Basin, off-trail and hard going
chilling in the tent on the first morning
Wayland's improvised sunshield
Hiking over Thunderbolt Pass to get to the Palisade Basin
Leading the way
Near the top of Thunderbolt Pass - hard going with heavy packs
Our campsite for Thunderbolt (at upper right)
Looking up a the route to Thunderbol (the prominent center couloir)
Sunset light, and exhaustion
Sunset on Starlight and North Palisade Peaks
Early morning on summit day
Our frozen pond
Going up the couloir
Traversing the couloir
Lunch
Descending the couloir
Looking at the way down
Shaking a fist at Thunderbolt
