A nice campsite near the base of Darkstar Buttress.

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A nice campsite near the base of Darkstar Buttress.

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Temple Crag.

The classic view from Second Lake

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Mike

Dec 14, 2011

“A nice campsite near the base of Darkstar Buttress.”

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Looking up at Temple Crag from Second Lake.

Temple Crag and evening light

Dark Star buttress

Reflection- Temple Crag

Temple at sunset. A picture I took during a backpacking trip out there.

The beautiful water of Third Lake, Temple Crag in background

An oil painting I did of one of the lakes. I think we climbed Dark Star on that trip.

Temple Crag from Second Lake(6/6/2011).

Temple Crag.

A nice campsite near the base of Darkstar Buttress.

The classic view from Second Lake

Checking out Temple Crag and Second Lake

View of Venusian, Moon Goddess and Sun Ribbon from the climbers approach trail.

Camp...

Pano looking west from the Temple Crag summit.

even the pines are colorful this time of year

November storm clears over Temple Crag.

Second Lake view and ambient environment.

Temple Crag

Temple Flowers

Temple Crag the evening before we climbed it (spring ascent - May 2018). The approach was fully covered in snow and crampons and ice axe were required for the approach and descent.

Temple Crag rappel anchor- Why you should always check the entire rappel sling. This sling was otherwise new, but the pinch at the back was sharp and severed the webbing.

April 22, 2022

Homie if you don't mistakenly camp far from the water down on that flat sandy area and then suffer in the dry dusty heat all night, do you even exist?

Heading towards the summit after Moon Goddess...

Alpenglow on the Dark Star buttress - Temple Crag

Temple Crag, as viewed from Second Lake.

High ridges on Temple Crag. Nearest one is Sun Ribbon Arete, the other is Dark Star.

Descent off Temple from CP July 30 2017!

early views of Temple Crag

Temple Crag from above the translucent Fourth Lake. Mt Sill stands guard in the background.

Rita Shin - The Queen of Temple Crag.<br>
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Photo by Steve Cox

3rd lake..

Temple Crag summit register. This thing dates back to the 80's and is quite entertaining to check out.

Don't even need flies! I caught brooks with plastic crappie baits I brought from home...

Not a bad spot to canp

ski touring across second lake, with the temple crag in the background

Same angle in a nicer time of year

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Temple Crag

snowfield and Venusian Blind/Moon Goddess approach ledges in a low snow year

Ah, the Temple.

First light on Temple Crag

Summit of Temple!!
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The views are amazing!

white rein orchid (Platanthera leucostachys) on the N Fork of Big Pine Creek trail

Reflection from 3rd lake!!

looking up toward Galey Camp

the final talus field

descent from Contact Pass

stream crossing in a low snow year (June 2013)

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