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Thunderbolt Peak - September 2003

In which Santosh Poonen and Bud Osterberg make an attempt at Thunderbolt Peak, near Bishop California, from the Palisade Basin.

We had climbed Mt. Sill from the Palisade Glacier side last year, so we wanted to try coming in from the Dusy Basin/Palisade Basin side. We're glad we did! The hike in from the South Lake trailhead is gorgeous! (In fact we liked it so much that we returned in 2005.)

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First night campsite
First night campsite		 Long Lake from the North
Long Lake from the North		 Spearhead and Long lakes
Spearhead and Long lakes		 Bishop Pass
Bishop Pass
Climbing up to the pass
Climbing up to the pass		 Last look down the valley
Last look down the valley		 At Bishop Pass
At Bishop Pass		 Dusy Basin
Dusy Basin
A tiny little dot
A tiny little dot		 Second campsite
Second campsite		 Isosceles Peak
Isosceles Peak		 Lake and Ridge
Lake and Ridge
Below Thunderbolt Pass
Below Thunderbolt Pass		 Bud at Thunderbolt Pass
Bud at Thunderbolt Pass		 Santosh at Thunderbolt Pass
Santosh at Thunderbolt Pass		 Palisade Basin
Palisade Basin
The pass and the chute
The pass and the chute		 Palisade campsite
Palisade campsite		 The Palisades at sundown
The Palisades at sundown		 Dinner
Dinner
Ready to climb
Ready to climb		 Miner
Miner		 Palisade panorama
Palisade panorama		 Up the Southwest chute
Up the Southwest chute
Chockstone
Chockstone		 The class 3 ledges
The class 3 ledges		 Looking down from the ledge
Looking down from the ledge		 Bud, Sweat & Tears
Bud, Sweat & Tears
The upper chute
The upper chute		 Steep!
Steep!		 Looking over at the glacier
Looking over at the glacier		 The class 4 section
The class 4 section
The North Summit
The North Summit		 Belay stance
Belay stance		 Summit
Summit		 Starlight Peak
Starlight Peak
A look down
A look down		 A very frustrating summit block
A very frustrating summit block		 Santosh at the summit
Santosh at the summit		 Last look at the class 4 section
Last look at the class 4 section
Last look at the glacier
Last look at the glacier		 Back at camp
Back at camp		 A very bad hair day
A very bad hair day		 Pile-o-gear
Pile-o-gear
Leaving camp
Leaving camp		 TMI
TMI		 Back to the pass
Back to the pass		 Into Dusy Basin again
Into Dusy Basin again
Panorama of Dusy Basin from Thunderbolt Pass
Panorama of Dusy Basin from Thunderbolt Pass		 Thunderbolt ridge
Thunderbolt ridge		 Marmot
Marmot		 Back to greenery
Back to greenery
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