What is it about a sunset?Jason and I spent a couple days in town recovering from Bart Lake. We did spend an afternoon on the downtown classic "Green Weanie" 200m WI5-. We bailed after I got smoked in the knee by a falling rock, the third time I've been hit on Mt. Juneau this year. Anyway, we decided to pack up and head out the Mendenhall Towers to see if we couldn't scratch up a new line on the South Side.
Upon arriving we ran off looking for an objective for the next day. We decided on a line and scurried back to set up camp only to find we had forgotten our tent poles. So we dug a cave as clouds rolled in and filled in the valley below. The next morning was pretty white, cloudy and several inches of new snow had accumulated. Around 10 we decided to say fuckit and go anyway and just go until we saw a reason to turn back.
The weather broke an hour or so later and we were bathed in sunlight on a beautiful new route. We covered nearly 1000ft of new ground before we pulled the plug. The more I climb in these mountains the more I want to return. The granite is immaculate, and I have found some sick enjoyment in climbing it when it is covered in rime. Just funky, or "fucking terrifying" to quote Jason, climbing.
We made it back to camp just as the sun set. Over the years I've been treated to some unreal sunsets in mountain ranges around the world. This is one that I will probably never forget. With a helicopter coming in the morning it was the perfect ending for a spectacular trip.
Just before we bailed. 
On belay after the first technical pitch "game on!" 
Jason gettin a piece. 
And of course the booty shot. 
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