Getting ready to descend from Mt. Darwin.

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Getting ready to descend from Mt. Darwin.

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Darwin Canyon

Haeckel, 13,322, Darwin and Mendel from Lamarck Col

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Darren S

Nov 7, 2011

“Getting ready to descend from Mt. Darwin.”

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golden triangle after Darwin

Labeled panorama of Evolution Traverse, as seen from summit of Huxley after completing the traverse, July 2017.

Truly awesome! One of the best traverses in Cali!

base camp at Darwin Benches

Labeled panorama of Evolution Traverse, as seen from summit of Huxley after completing the traverse, July 2017. (more labels than other version, thanks to Paul Decker who had fun ID'ing them all)

and evening light from Darwin Benches base camp

descending Mt. Darwin

Darwin Lakes on the approach to basecamp.

Evolution Basin from lower Darwin Bench

Darwin suncups

overview

Epic sunset before a damp night on the ridge

ptarmigan and Huxley from Evolution Basin

tail end of the J in the traverse

first look at the range from Lamark Col

Evolution Basin from Haeckel

Mt Darwin/Darwin Glacier from Darwin Canyon

starting up 13,360

golden slab between Darwin and 13,332

Darwin Bench

on the way to 13,332

13,332 and Haeckel

looking back at the chimney section between Darwin and 13,322

Darwin summit

Darwin from Mendel

another Basin pic

Haeckel from 13,332

Evolution Basin

from Wallace?

another aspect of 13,360

Huxley

Darwin, Mendel, 13,360 and Darwin Canyon from Lamarck Col

Evolution Basin

Leo soloing up the Mendel headwall in Colombia approach shoes.

Huxley summit

more towers on the way to Darwin

Huxley from Evolution Basin

13,322 and Darwin from Haeckel

between Darwin and 13,332

Huxley from the Basin

ridgeline off the Darwin summit

on the JMT with Darwin, Mendel and 13,360 on the right

Mike starting the downclimb off of Darwin on our recon trip

13,360, Mendel and Darwin from the west

Mike on the golden slab on our recon trip

self portrait on the way to Mendel

13,360 from the benches

13,360

ridgeline on the way to Mendel

Darwin Canyon

Getting ready to descend from Mt. Darwin.

Haeckel, 13,322, Darwin and Mendel from Lamarck Col

Mendel from the summit of 13,360

Boris at the bivy after getting off Darwin

Evolution Basin from the ridge

13,360 from Darwin Canyon

another possible source for water in drier years just past Haeckel; it's fairly easy to drop down off the ridge here

Leo checking out Huxley, the final peak of the traverse.

Fiske & Huxley from Haeckel

Mike heading toward 13,332 on our recon trip

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