Mt Stanford's north ridge from Road's End via East Lake

(Copyright © 2010 Piero Scaruffi)
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Highlights


From start to end

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From Roads End (Kings Canyon) to the bridges

From Roads End to the bridges


From Roads End to the bridges

From Roads End to the bridges

From Roads End to the bridges

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From the bridges to Sphinx Junction

From the bridges to Sphinx Junction

From the bridges to Sphinx Junction

From the bridges to Sphinx Junction


From the bridges to Sphinx Junction

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(Multiply by 1.6 to get the distances)

The first bridge


Towards Sphinx Junction

Towards Sphinx Junction

The Sphinx

The Sphinx


The canyon

The canyon

The Sphinx

The Sphinx


Towards Sphinx Junction

Towards Sphinx Junction

The Sphinx

Towards Sphinx Junction


Towards Sphinx Junction

Towards Sphinx Junction

Towards Sphinx Junction

Mules


Towards Sphinx Junction

Towards Sphinx Junction

Towards Sphinx Junction


Towards Sphinx Junction

Towards Sphinx Junction

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Sphinx Junction (i'm on a bridge)

Bridge of the Bubbs Creek to go to the Sphinx area

Bubbs Creek

A friendly bear


A friendly bear

A friendly bear

A friendly bear

Towards Charlotte Dome


The Vidette in the distance

The Vidette in the distance

Charlotte Dome on the left

Towards Charlotte Dome


Towards Charlotte Dome

Towards Charlotte Dome

Towards Charlotte Dome


Towards Charlotte Dome

No more bridges...

Towards Charlotte Dome

Towards Charlotte Dome


Charlotte Dome

Charlotte Dome


Charlotte area

Charlotte area

Charlotte area

Charlotte area


The Kearsarge Craigs in the distance

Towards Junction Meadow

Towards Junction Meadow

Towards Junction Meadow


Towards Junction Meadow

Towards Junction Meadow

Towards Junction Meadow

Towards Junction Meadow


Towards Junction Meadow

Towards Junction Meadow

Towards Junction Meadow

Towards Junction Meadow


Towards Junction Meadow

Towards Junction Meadow

The spires of Mt Bago

An old gate for horses


Towards Junction Meadow

Mt Bago

An easy place to cross the Bubbs Creek (leave the trail here)

An easy place to cross the Bubbs Creek (cross here)


An easy place to cross the Bubbs Creek

A reference point on the other side

Deer

Junction Meadow


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Wading the Bubbs Creek at Junction Meadow

The meadows from the other side

Wildflower


Deer

Up towards East Lake

The bridge

Mt Bago


Towards East Lake

Towards East Lake

Towards East Lake

Towards East Lake


Towards East Lake

Towards East Lake

Towards East Lake


Towards East Lake

Towards East Lake

East Lake

Mt Brewer reflected in East Lake


Mt Brewer

Great Western Divide

Mt Brewer

East Lake


East Lake

East Lake

Brewer and North Guard

Brewer and North Guard


Brewer and North Guard

East Lake

Mt Bago behind me

Mt Bago behind me


Mt Bago behind me

In 2015 i left a big cairn where the Harrison Pass trail forks from the Lake Reflection trail

Leaving the trail for Harrison Pass

Leaving the trail for Harrison Pass


Up

East Lake and Mt Bago behind me

Up

Mt Genevra?


Mt Genevra to Mt Jordan

Climbing from East Lake to Lake Ksenya

Climbing from East Lake to Lake Ksenya

Climbing from East Lake to Lake Ksenya


Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Wildflowers


First view of Lucy's Pass

Lucy's Pass to my right

Lucy's Pass on a dry year

Mt Ericsson's north subpeaks


South Guard to Thunder Mt from above Reflection Lake

Looking back to East Lake from the forest above Reflection Lake


From South Guard to North Guard - panorama from above Reflection Lake


First view of Mt Stanford

Lucy's Pass

Mt Stanford in the distance

Wildflowers


Lucy's Pass

Mt Deerhorn

Mt Deerhorn

South Guard, Mt Brewer, North Guard


View east


At the meadow

At the meadow

At the meadow

Peak north of Ericsson


Looking back at the meadow

Looking back at the meadow

Entering the Harrison Pass canyon with Mt Ericsson to the right


Towards Harrison Pass

Towards Harrison Pass

The Deerhorn Lakes behind me

Brewer between the two Guards


Towards Harrison Pass

Towards Harrison Pass

Towards Harrison Pass

Brewer and the northwest


Towards Harrison Pass

Towards Harrison Pass

Towards Harrison Pass

The way i came from


Above the rapids

Mt Stanford


Above the wall

Above the wall

Harrison Pass

Mt Stanford


From Mt Stanford to Harrison Pass


Harrison Pass


Closeup of the west face between the summit and Gregory's Monument

North Summit, Rocket, Real Summit

Mt Stanford and the twin lakes

The twin lakes


Routes to Mt Stanford

Second twin lake and Harrison Pass

Mt Stanford

Connection between the two twins


In the glacier

In the glacier

In the glacier

In the glacier


Up towards the north ridge

Peak north of Ericsson and the two lakes

In the glacier

Mt Ericsson to the left


Mt Ericsson

The moraine above the twin lakes


Mt Brewer and North Guard to the west (2015)

The view north towards the Deerhorn lakes (2015)

The view north from the lake at the foot of the saddle (2015)

The lake at the foot of the saddle (2015)


The saddle between Deerhorn and Stanford (2015)

The lake at the foot of the saddle (2015)

Click here for the Harrison Pass route or continue down below for the northern ridge

Mt Stanford

Mt Stanford's north ridge

Harrison Pass

Harrison Pass


Mt Ericsson

Harrison Pass

Mt Stanford


A chute to reach the Deerhorn-Stanford saddle

Mt Ericsson

Mt Brewer in the distance


At the saddle

Mt Ericsson

Mt Stanford from the saddle


Harrison Pass and Mt Ericsson

The Deerhorn-Stanford saddle

Wildflowers

Wildflowers


Views north

Harrison Pass and Mt Ericsson

Wildflowers


View north

The first view of the Great Western Divide to the southwest

Brewer to the northwest

University Peak to the northeast


North of University Peak

Great Western Divide

Harrison Pass and Mt Ericsson

Great Western Divide with Milestone Peak and Midway to the right (and the south side of Mt Ericsson in the foreground)


Route to the West Face chute

Up the north ridge

North Summit from the bottom

Mt Ericsson


Mt Ericsson

Mt Ericsson

Harrison Pass

North Summit, false summit, and the real summit


Ditto, just higher

Entrance to the West Chute

Wildflower

To the North Summit


Down below

To the North Summit

The saddle from above

To the North Summit


To the North Summit

Deerhorn and north

Mt Brewer and east

Mt Ericsson


The glacier down below

The North Summit

The plateau down below

Chute to the top


Chute to the top

The chasm between the north ridge and the east face

The chasm between the north ridge and the east face


The traverse to the summit chute

Milestone Peak

Harrison Pass

University Peak and (to its right) University Pass


Great Western Divide


Towards the summit

View north


The valley where the John Muir trail is and University Peak

Gregory's Monument

Caltech Peak


Center Basin (University Peak, Center Peak and behind it Mt Bradley, all the way to Mt Keith)


University Peak and Center Peak

Looking down from Gregory's Monument

Looking down from Gregory's Monument


The Great Western Divide with Milestone Peak, Midway, Table, etc

Brewer group

Deerhorn and north

View north


Looking back at Gregory's Monument

The summit block

Almost at the top

The route from Gregory's Monument


The summit

Fog from the lakes

The summit register

The north side (from East Lake)


View north to University Pass and Center Peak


View south with Williamson and Whitney


Mt Whitney

Milestone Peak

Mt Williamson in the distance


Whitney and going south


Kaweah/ Great Western Divide 1

Kaweah/ Great Western Divide 2

Kaweah/ Great Western Divide 3

Harrison Pass


The lakes

The "rocket"
Also check the pictures of the same mountain climbed from Harrison Pass
Pictures and video from the summit

Video from Mt Stanford


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(Copyright © 2010 Piero Scaruffi)
If you would like the original, high-resolution pictures, contact me