Pictures of Barrett Peak, Palisades
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Notes of this trip
Click here for the hike from South Lake t o the Palisades
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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) |