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SN..what a fantastic trip this must have been for you two! The pictures are really beautiful.
I can't get over the one picture of the Marmot..everytime I think about her or him..I smile and laugh to myself..it's so cute yet funny The white shooting star I bet was something to see.
Congratulations to the both of you on Sill...Looks like the 5 days is the way to do it.
Day 4 of 5 - Jepson Peak, Potluck Pass, Barrett Lake
As we were heading back over Potluck Pass, we decided to do Jepson Pk. We dropped our packs, grabbed our jackets, water and snacks and dayclimbed Jepson. After, we backpacked over Potlulck Pass to Barrett Lake.[/b]
Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free . . . . Jim Morrison
We've been staring at that peak for a few years now. Once we climbed over Potluck Pass on our way to Lakes Basin, and thought about climbing Sill but didn't have the extra time to do it. On the JMT, it was at least a day out of our way so again we put it on the list for another trip. Sill has the best views in the Sierra, just like everyone said. Thanks to Langenbacher for the summitpost description and photos. Five days was just right for this trip. We even got Jepson, a spur of the moment decision. Awesome trip!
Trying to pack for the weekend and get Day 5 done before I leave . . .
Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free . . . . Jim Morrison
BSquared wrote:You guys do such great trips! And take us along with your photos... Thank you, thank you!
I couldn't find Thunderbolt Pass immediately, though. Is it the col that's immediately SW of Thunderbolt Peak?
Thanks! Yes, that's Thunderbolt Pass SW of the Peak. A lot of boulder scrambling for these short legs. On the way back we should've gone across the snow field. It was a lot easier on the way up. We spent a lot of time looking for the best way on the way down by following tracks of others.
Fun trip!
On my way out the door again, headed for Mammoth!
Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free . . . . Jim Morrison
SN- Congrats to you and Dude! Those boulder fields- ugh- I could almost feel the pain looking at the pics. Wow. Great accomplishment! Thanks again for the great route info and the adventure!
Skibum, we camped on the other side of Potlock Pass, just north of the 2 tarns. I think there's a photo of where we camp circled. There was a good source of water a short walk away.
I always hate to post times, because not everyone hikes the same (and we're slow). When I looked at the summitpost report, langenbacher did the round trip in 6 hrs (we camped about the same place). Snwburd dayclimbed from Big Pine in 6:10 to the summit. When I hike with SnowDude we're never in a hurry to get anywhere. It took us 6 hrs to summit, 2 hrs enjoying the views (don't know where the time went), and 3.5 hrs down. So I've learned that I can't expect to do a hike that someone else does in the same time, and you probably don't want to go by our times.
Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free . . . . Jim Morrison
The white shooting star I bet was something to see.
