"Mount Soso", UN 13,340 & 13,310
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Dominic near the top of Soso's east ridge.
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Dominic near the top of Soso's east ridge.
"Mount Soso", UN 13,340 & 13,310
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Sunrise at 13,000 feet.
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Sunrise at 13,000 feet.
"Mount Soso", UN 13,340 & 13,310
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Dominic nearing the summit of "Mount Soso" which is less than a mile south of the more popular Mount Oso.
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Dominic nearing the summit of "Mount Soso" which is less than a mile south of the more popular Mount Oso.
"Mount Soso", UN 13,340 & 13,310
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Dominic on Soso with Oso in the background.
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Dominic on Soso with Oso in the background.
"Mount Soso", UN 13,340 & 13,310
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Mighty Mount Oso, king of the Rock Creek group.
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Mighty Mount Oso, king of the Rock Creek group.
"Mount Soso", UN 13,340 & 13,310
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
"Mount Soso", UN 13,340 & 13,310
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Beginning the nontrivial traverse to UN 13,310.
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Beginning the nontrivial traverse to UN 13,310.
"Mount Soso", UN 13,340 & 13,310
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Dominic downclimbing loose terrain on the west side of the ridge. This section was technically "easy" but very steep and loose and required a lot of care.
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Dominic downclimbing loose terrain on the west side of the ridge. This section was technically "easy" but very steep and loose and required a lot of care.
"Mount Soso", UN 13,340 & 13,310
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Dominic traversing a broken ledge system just below the ridge crest. The exposure is significant in places but the rock is mostly solid.
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Dominic traversing a broken ledge system just below the ridge crest. The exposure is significant in places but the rock is mostly solid.
"Mount Soso", UN 13,340 & 13,310
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Once past the saddle we're presented with a steep, loose 3rd & 4th class scramble.
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Once past the saddle we're presented with a steep, loose 3rd & 4th class scramble.
"Mount Soso", UN 13,340 & 13,310
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Looking back at Soso and the connecting ridge.
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
Looking back at Soso and the connecting ridge.
"Mount Soso", UN 13,340 & 13,310
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
"Mount Soso" as seen from the small, unnamed lake east of UN 13,310. To get back to camp from here we utilized the 12,600 ft saddle on Soso's east ridge (far right side of photo).
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
"Mount Soso" as seen from the small, unnamed lake east of UN 13,310. To get back to camp from here we utilized the 12,600 ft saddle on Soso's east ridge (far right side of photo).
Weminuche Wilderness
August 26, 2011
UN 13,340 (left) & UN 13,310 (right) as seen from Soso's east ridge.