Pictures of Middle Palisade

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Notes of this trip

The south fork trail from Glacier Lodge

Middle Palisade and Mt Clyde in the distance

The south fork trail from Glacier Lodge

The south fork

The south fork

The south fork

The south fork

The south fork

The south fork

The mountain turns green in the evening

The south fork

Ascending towards Willow Lake

Ascending towards Willow Lake

Ascending towards Willow Lake

Ascending towards Willow Lake

Ascending towards Willow Lake

Ascending towards Willow Lake

Ascending towards Willow Lake

The south fork

The south fork

The south fork (Palisade Crest, Mt Jepson, Mt Sill

The south fork

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Willow Lake in the morning

Willow Lake in the evening

Mt Sill and Mt Gayley from above Willow Lake

The south fork trail

The turnout to Willow Lake

The turnout to Willow Lake

Middle Palisade and Clyde Peak

Middle Palisade and Clyde Peak

Palisade Crest and Scimitar Pass

Mt Jepson

Mt Sill

Mt Sill and Mt Gayley

Rapids

Rapids

Rapids

Flowers

Mountains to the right

Mt Sill and Mt Gayley

Pond

Pond	Brainerd Lake

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Brainerd Lake in the fall

Brainerd Lake in the fall

Middle Palisade reflected in Brainerd Lake

Disappointment Peak

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Brainerd Lake in the fall

Brainerd Lake, Middle Palisade, Mt CLyde

Middle Palisade and Mt CLyde

Middle Palisade

Roots and stone

View west

Climbing above Brainerd Lake

Brainerd Lake

Brainerd Lake

Climbing above Brainerd Lake

Brainerd Lake

Willow Lake

Willow Lake

Climbing above Brainerd Lake

Willow Lake

Finger Lake

Finger Lake

Finger Lake

Finger Lake

Finger Lake

Finger Lake

Finger Lake

Finger Lake

Finger Lake

Finger Lake

Finger Lake

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Finger lake in the fall

Finger lake in the fall

Finger lake in the fall

Finger lake in the fall

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Finger lake in the fall

Middle Palisade

Middle Palisade

Middle Palisade

Finger Lake

Waterfall upstream from Finger Lake

Finger Lake

Middle Palisade

Finger Lake

Finger Lake

Finger Lake

Finger Lake

Middle Palisade and Clyde Peak

Pond above the waterfall

Up the gully to the glacier

Up the gully to the glacier

Up the gully to the glacier

Up the gully to the glacier

Up the gully to the glacier

Up the gully to the glacier

Up the gully to the glacier

Up the gully to the glacier

Up the gully to the glacier

Up the gully to the glacier

Up the gully to the glacier

Up the gully to the glacier

Up the gully to the glacier

Up the gully to the glacier

Up the gully to the glacier

Up the gully to the glacier

Entering the glacier

Finger Lake and pond

The rib and the Middle Palisade

The Clyde glacier

The rib

A bit of ice

The rib and the chutes

Up the rib

Mountain to the southeast

Mountain to the southeast

The chutes of the Middle Palisade

The main chute of the Middle Palisade

Mountain to the southeast

Middle Palisades chutes (from right to left): the "red rocks" (that lead to the main chute that then bends diagonally left), the north chute (that at some point intersects with the main chute) and the east chute (that only i seem to prefer)

Finger Lake, Brainerd Lake and a new lake to the right

Finger Lake and Brainerd Lake

Mt Sill and Mt Gayley

The "red rocks" route

The "red rocks" route

Coasting the glacier

Coasting the glacier

The point where you climb

The point where you climb

Climbing

The glacier from above

The three lakes from above

Finger Lake

Brainerd Lake

Willow Lake

Click here for photos of the main chute route (easier)

Climbing the East Chute

Disappointment Peak

East Chute

East Chute

East Chute

East Chute

East Chute

Looking down into the east chute

Looking down into the east chute

Pond, Finger, Brainerd

East chute

The chimneys help bypass difficult steps

Near the summit

Pond, Finger, Brainerd

All the northern lakes

Near the summit

The summit up there

Near the summit

At the top

The real summit

Recapitualing: the chimneys were helpful

Recapitualing: the chimneys were helpful

Recapitualing: the chimneys were helpful

Recapitualing: the chimneys were helpful

Recapitulating: the chimneys were helpful

Recapitulating: the chimneys were helpful

Views from the top

Southern views

Southern views

Southern views

Southern views

Southern views

View south

View south

View south

The lakes on the south side (Palisade Lakes on the John Muir trail)

The lakes on the south side

Palisade Crest, North Palisade, Polemonium, Mt Sill

Clyde Peak and Mt Sill

Views southeast

Real summit

The east side of the top

Summit register

Mt Sill

The glacier below

Finger Lake

The way we came

Lake to the east (Southfork Pass lake)

Lake to the east (Southfork Pass lake)

To the east (Southfork Pass lake)

Video from the top - take1 | Video from the top - take1

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(Copyright © 2007 Piero Scaruffi | Legal restrictions )
If you would like to purchase the original, high-resolution pictures, contact me