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

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

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Evolution Basin again

Boris at the bivy after getting off Darwin

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Noelle Patterson

Aug 2, 2019

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

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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)

descending Mt. Darwin

and evening light from Darwin Benches base camp

Evolution Basin from lower Darwin Bench

Darwin Lakes on the approach to basecamp.

Darwin suncups

overview

Epic sunset before a damp night on the ridge

Huxley from the Basin

13,322 and Darwin from Haeckel

Evolution Basin again

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

Boris at the bivy after getting off Darwin

Darwin Canyon

self portrait on the way to Mendel

13,332 and Haeckel

on the way to 13,332

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

Darwin summit

ridgeline on the way to Mendel

more towers on the way to Darwin

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

13,360, Mendel and Darwin from the west

golden slab between Darwin and 13,332

13,360

Haeckel from 13,332

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

from Wallace?

13,360 from Darwin Canyon

Huxley

Evolution Basin

Huxley summit

Evolution Basin from Haeckel

Huxley from Evolution Basin

ptarmigan and Huxley from Evolution Basin

between Darwin and 13,332

tail end of the J in the traverse

ridgeline off the Darwin summit

another Basin pic

Mike starting the downclimb off of Darwin on our recon trip

Evolution Basin

Mike on the golden slab on our recon trip

Darwin Bench

Mike heading toward 13,332 on our recon trip

another aspect of 13,360

Evolution traverse Bivy sunset on Mt. Darwin

Mt Darwin/Darwin Glacier from Darwin Canyon

13,360 from the benches

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

Mendel from the summit of 13,360

starting up 13,360

Evolution Basin from the ridge

Leo soloing up the Mendel headwall in Colombia approach shoes.

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

first look at the range from Lamark Col

Fiske & Huxley from Haeckel

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