Cascadian Couloir
 View from the trail, leading toward Longs Pass. |
 Fortune Peak is visible as we begin to climb at the tree level. |
 The trail branches and Gene hikes in the direction of Longs Pass. |
 At Longs Pass, the terrain is bare and sparse, evidence of harsh winds. |
 A view of Mount Stuart. |
 Me with Mount Stuart in the background. Our route is the last gully to my left. |
 Gene begins his decent from Longs Pass in which we lose 1500 feet of elvation. |
 First night in the valley along Ingals creek. |
 At the beginning of the Couloir, boulders pile up from years of being pushed downhil |
 Fortune Peak (l), and Ingalls Peaks (r) as viewed from our route. |
 The little white dot (a snow patch) just to the left of the tree (and below Mt. Raini |
 Gene making his way up the Coulior. Its much bigger and longer than it appeared from |
 At The Notch, which overlooks the Ingalls valley on one side and the Stuart valley on |
 Mt. Rainier, Longs Pass, Ingalls valley and the Esmereldas. |
 Climbers moving upward to the ridge leading to the false summit. |
 To the right, Colchuck Balanced Rock, a prominant feature along this mountain range. |
 The hills and valleys seem to go on forever! |
 Glenn, James and Ann at the summit. |
 At the top, I sign the summit register! |
 It was a long day, a great climb -- and I made it! 9,415 feet! |
 Nothing like getting a little air under my feet -- looking 5000 feet down to the valley below. |
 Back at the Notch, where I wait for Doug to complete his solo climb of the West Ridge |
 Feeling silly and good! |
 Glenn takes a break on a wide ledge that overlooks the Stuart valley. |
 Looking back one more time at our mountain. |