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Palisades (Oct 2018)

A good late season Palisades weekend with Dave, Paul, and one of Paul’s friends. On Friday we hiked to Sam Mack Meadow and set up camp there (11,000ft). In the afternoon we hiked a short loop visiting Sam Mack Lake and getting good views of the snow-covered Palisades. On Saturday we started again to Sam Mack Lake and then on the Mt Winchell to attempt the W arete. There was a lot of bolder hopping to get there and high on the mountain we got unsure where to continue between good rock slabs and snowy patches. We turned around before reaching the promised knife-edge ridge. On Sunday we climbed Mt Gayley (13,510ft) and descended back to the car. Ein gutes Palisades-Wochenende am Ende der Saison mit Dave, Paul und einem von Pauls Freunden. Am Freitag wanderten wir zu Sam Mack Meadow und schlugen dort unser Lager auf (3350m). Am Nachmittag machten wir eine kurze Wanderung zu Sam Mack Lake und hatten eine schöne Aussicht auf die schneebedeckten Palisades. Am Samstag starteten wir erneut zu Sam Mack Lake und dann Richtung Mt. Winchell, um den W-Grat zu versuchen. Dorthin zu kommen war mühsam, wir mussten viele Boulder überwinden. Hoch oben am Berg waren wir unsicher, wo wir zwischen guten Felsplatten und schneebedeckten Stellen weitermachen sollten. Wir kehrten um, bevor wir den versprochenen messerscharfen Grat erreichten. Am Sonntag bestiegen wir Mt. Gayley (4118m) und stiegen zurück zum Auto ab.
Trail to Sam Mack Meadow
Trail to Sam Mack Meadow		 Sam Mack Meadow camp (11,000ft; 3350m)
Sam Mack Meadow camp (11,000ft; 3350m)		 Sam Mack Lake
Sam Mack Lake		 Sam Mack Lake
Sam Mack Lake		 Sam Mack Lake
Sam Mack Lake
High on Mt Winchell
High on Mt Winchell		 Sam Mack Meadow
Sam Mack Meadow		 Glacier Trail
Glacier Trail		 Glacier Trail
Glacier Trail		 Glacier Notch (13,100ft; 3993m)
Glacier Notch (13,100ft; 3993m)
Summit of Mt Gayley (13,510ft; 4118m)
Summit of Mt Gayley (13,510ft; 4118m)		 Summit of Mt Gayley (13,510ft; 4118m)
Summit of Mt Gayley (13,510ft; 4118m)		 Mt Gayley descent
Mt Gayley descent		 Mt Gayley descent
Mt Gayley descent		 Glacier Trail
Glacier Trail

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