Pictures of Barrett Peak, Palisades

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Notes of this trip

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Towards Potluck Pass

The white granite announcing the North Pal chute

Passing in front of North Pal/Polemonium faces and Barrett Peak

Barrett Peak on the right (but the summit is not visible)


Chute to the west of Barrett Peak

Chute to the west of Barrett Peak

Chute to the west of Barrett Peak

Barrett Peak from the south (the real summit is not visible)


Barrett Peak (the summit is not visible)

Potluck Pass

The ramp above Potluck Pass


Looking back at the moraine

Looking back at the moraine

Potluck Pass

Potluck Pass


Up the ramp

Barrett Lakes

View southeast

Up towards Barrett Peak


Climbing towards the ridge of Barrett Peak

First sandy

Then rocky


Views southwest

Views south

Views southeast

Between Thunderbolt Pass and Potluck Pass: avoid the boulders


Approaching Barrett Peak's summit from the south

Approaching Barrett Peak's summit from the south

Approaching Barrett Peak's summit from the south

Palisade Crest and Middle Palisade


Views southeast

Views south

Views southeast

Middle Palisade


Ascending the ridge from the south

Ascending the ridge from the south

Ascending the ridge from the south

Mt Sill


Sill to Palisade Crest panorama


The narrow opening to cross to the northern side of the ridge

View from above of the narrow opening


The ridge to Barrett Peak

The ridge to Barrett Peak

Scimitar Pass and Palisade Crest

Mt Jepson


Mt Sill

The lakes of Potluck Pass

Towards the summit

The glacier between Barrett Peak and Mt Sill


Palisade Crest

Potluck Pass from the top

View south

The route to the top


Towards the summit

Towards the summit

Towards the summit

Towards the summit


Towards the west face (the summit is all the way to the west)

Two routes viewed from Mt Sill

West face from Polemonium

Barret Peak's west face from Mt Sill


Barrett Peak, the Polemonium glacier and Potluck Pass from Mt Sill

The better route to Barrett Peak's summit: circle around the snow to attain the west face

Up the NW face of Barrett Peak

Barrett Peak's summit block


View from the south of North Pal to Barrett Peak

Barrett Peak (the summit is way in the back)

Video from the top


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(Copyright © 2017 Piero Scaruffi | Terms of use)
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