Pictures of North Palisade

(Copyright © 2007 Piero Scaruffi)
If you would like the original, high-resolution pictures, contact me


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Orientation


Dusy Basin from Thunderbold Pass

The route from Agassiz to Thunderbolt Pass


The chutes of the North Palisade


The first two chutes of the North Palisade

The first and the second chute of the North Palisade


The third white cliff of the North Palisade

The chute facing east

The chute facing east

Above the third white cliff


These granite slabs mark the U-notch chute

These granite slabs mark the U-notch chute

These granite slabs mark the U-notch chute

The shortcut to enter the chute


View southeast from the bottom of the chute

Barrett lakes

Knapsack Pass

Knapsack Pass


North Palisade from Potluck Pass

North Palisade from Potluck Pass

North Palisade from Potluck Pass

Climbing the second chute


The second chute of the North Palisade with the "church" towering in it

Into the second chute of the North Palisade, facing the "church"

Into the second chute of the North Palisade, facing the "church"

Looking down


Heading for the church

The chute below the granite slabs

At the granite slabs

Bear right from the granite slabs


The summit


Bear right from the granite slabs

Bear right from the granite slabs

Up the ridge

Up the ridge


Up the ridge

Up the ridge

Up the ridge


End of the ridge (turn left up)

End of the ridge (turn left up)

The ridge from above

The place where you climb back into the chute


Up the chute

Up the chute

Up the chute

Looking down


The summit

The summit


The false summit and the steps to the ledge on the left

The U-notch

View from the U-notch

View from the U-notch


The chute coming up from the other side

View from the U-notch

View from the U-notch

False summit and the crack famous with rock climbers


The base of the Clyde variation

The steps to reach the Clyde variation

The steps to reach the Clyde variation

Steps to the ledge from below


Steps to the ledge from below

The platform (to the left)


Details of the steps from below

Details of the steps from below

Details of the steps from below

Details of the steps from below


Looking down from the steps

Looking down from the steps

Looking up

Mt Sill


Summit

The way to climb it

Summit

Stalight


Panoramic south from the top


Dusy Basin from the summit

Fall colors during the 2010 trip

My gloves at the end of the hike

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(Copyright © 2007 Piero Scaruffi)
If you would like the original, high-resolution pictures, contact me