Just soaking in the views of the crevasses up close on this one. I hung back with one of a friend who was having a problem with the altitude and encouraged the other two to summit without else since I had already been up earlier this year. A bit disappointing, but this outing confirmed my ability to make turn around in practice, and was otherwise happy to explore this side of the mountain regardless of the outcome.

Another chaotic 12:30 AM start

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Above the clouds on this day

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Alpenglow on the endless ascent

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Alpenglow on Little Tahoma

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Onwards and upwards

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House sized seracs

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And massive crevasses!

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Walking down while I ski behind haha

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I can no longer remember how long we waited, but it was a while

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Notes

• This was probably ~11 miles and ~9800 of vertical gain, with a couple hundred feet of vert from walking up and down the while waiting for the others. Pre-GPS tracking, so I estimate that it was probably a 21 hour day car to car.
• This is probably where I learn it’s nice to have multiple ropes depending on the group size so one person is not carrying all of the critical protection.
• We crushed the quick trail miles but faffing around really takes the wind out of the sails. Next time I do the Emmons I’ll be admiring the sunrise while also moving.