Making gear adjustments shortly after daybreak. From left to right are: Steve Hamilton,
Alan Pulsipher, Rick Loop, Tryge Simpson, Randall Bresee, and Jim Ness.
Steve, Rick, and Tryge above Big Falls
Taking a break above Big Falls
Tryge Simpson
Bob Potts
Jim Ness putting on crampons
The first steep section
Rick following me up
Moving up
Tryge getting higher
Rick Loop
On the upper face of Charleston
Rick and Steve
The summit in sight
The Sierra crest in the distance
Looking down the north ridge to Rick and Steve