Thursday, February 24, 2005

view of mount washington the next day. -12 degrees, 40mph winds, -45 degree wind chill. it was an awesome trip, i definitely want to go back again. next stop, rainier?

at the bottom. my camera actually stopped working on the summit after i got those other shots cuz it got so cold, and it didn't work again until after we warmed up in the hut for awhile.

christian

Ghostface killa.

other weather stuff.

summit sign.

slick.

the guide told us this stuff was called "hoarfrost". it was on everything, apparently deposited by the wind. looked cool.

snow.

some weather or tv gear?

the weather observatory. notice the chains to hold it down.

slick and christain slacking.

we climbed up next to the stairs. doesn't make much sense i guess. i suppose our crampons would mess them up.

final push.

almost there.

topping out. that's the road that goes to the summit.

#1 stunna.

panorama sewn together.

panorama

panorama

panorama.

move super views.

christian.

absolutely incredible views.

heading up. slick and christian following.

trail sign. .9 miles to the summit.

kevin. it's cold now.

ed.

got my gear on now.

posing at tuckerman.

our other guide. this guy was a real bad@ss.

me looking stupid. but feeling great.

lions head.

a little more. what a beautiful day.

and a little more.

more tuckerman.

tuckerman ravine headwall. i'm skiing this mutha next year.

nice view

corner of tuckerman ravine.

corner of tuckerman ravine.

lions head trail.

the walk ahead.

the walk ahead.

ed.

taking a break.

treeline.

these trees are like 20 feet tall, but we only saw like the top 3-5 feet.

taking a break.

view across the valley.

view across the valley.