Weekly Favorite Shuteye Ridge PICS thread

[mungeclimber]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythronium_pluriflorum

It is endemic to Madera County, California, where it grows in isolated populations along the San Joaquin River and its tributaries in the Sierra Nevada. One of its common names refers to Shuteye Peak, one of very few places it exists. The plant was not described until 1990.

[susan]

Those are beautiful especially the way they fill up at places at the base of domes.

Hmm, this lily may help with naming a climb...

[John]

This is from a really trippy series of shots we took from the top of Red Feather of Red Eagle. The knobs are out of control around here. Most of the right half of this shot is the "Breast Feather".

This is one of the coolest summits I have been on on the ridge. 360 degree views. We found the handle from a smoke canister on the summit but left it there. We couldn't figure out how it got there than dropped by helicopter. Jeff found an old smoke canister near the Red Dihedral and there is another one on the south side of Gray too. ? ? ?

[susan]

Fyi - To get down from where we took this shot, we led back down the formation on 4th or easy 5th class sw corner, placing gear for the second, careful of loose rock on the lower third.  That formation has been treated voluntarily as off limits during the year til about July due to perigrine.

[NateD]

Super neat pic, John.

Here is my all time favorite shot of this cute couple, relaxing at home:

[John]

I don't recognize that one. Thanks for sharing it Nate.

[susan]

Thanks Nate. That's a good clear and colorful shot. Is that doctored? Not that it looks it at all.

That was a really fun day there. That's right, this is end of day after John's lost his hat in that chimney we raced up to catch up to you & Tiki

[NateD]

Slightly doctored rather hastily - bumped saturation, sharpened ever so slightly, and darkened the overexposed sky/clouds. Don't know why the right edge goes so dark in the original.
Anyhow, I'm quite certain this was taken right before we all rapped. I recall John carefully deciding on what gear to take.

[susan]

"Anyhow, I'm quite certain this was taken right before we all rapped. I recall John carefully deciding on what gear to take."

True that.

"Slightly doctored rather hastily - bumped saturation, sharpened ever so slightly, and darkened the overexposed sky/clouds."

Looks like a great job to me.   

[susan]

Up at Crocodile

[susan]

Jeff styling up his route, "Runnel Vision" 

[John]

The color of that rock is so cool.

[susan]

Yes it is. Ok then, here's another.
Would love to get back there sometime soon, when it's less hot than last weekend though.

[mungeclimber]

[susan]

Looks like good nut placements. Nice one.