Indian Paintbrush
Spring wildflowers in August in the alpine
Approaching the NE ridge of Mt. Bancroft
Lake Caroline and Mt. Bancroft
NE ridge
Easy climbing on solid rock
Right on the ridge
Lake Caroline, August 6, 2005
Near the summit
Alpine Spring Beauty (Claytonia megarhiza)
Tundra color
Descending
The NE ridge in profile. The route has a 5.4 crux, with one rappel. A fun jaunt that can be completed in a few hours, car to car
Beginning the glissade
Cruising
Glissade turns
The ridge in profile, showing the rappel to the notch
Looking back at the summit