South Mosquito Creek drainage
Dominic, Kevin, Dwight & Adam climbing north out of the South Mosquito Creek drainage. Snowshoes were helpful down low, but we cached them once we reached the edge of wind scoured American Flats.
A cold and windy pre-winter hike
Dominic, Kevin, Dwight & Adam climbing north out of the South Mosquito Creek drainage. Snowshoes were helpful down low, but we cached them once we reached the edge of wind scoured American Flats.
Heading north toward London Mountain and the South London Mine. Mining roads make for easy travel.
Hiking across American Flats.
Kevin leads us along London Mountain's west ridge toward the summit.
Descending the west ridge of London Mountain toward "Repeater Peak".
There's a touch of 3rd class scrambling on London Mountain's west ridge.
Descending the west ridge toward the saddle with "Repeater Peak".
Dwight and Dominic nearing the end of London Mountain's west ridge and the saddle with soft-ranked "Repeater Peak".
Kevin toughing it out through blowing snow on the east ridge of "Repeater Peak".
-25 degree wind chill doesn't even phase Adam's usual goofiness. He dances past an array of solar panels on the summit of "Repeater Peak".
Treasurevault Mountain as seen from Mosquito Peak.
Kevin and Dwight on the summit of Treasurevault Mountain. Adam and Dominic decided to call it quits after Mosquito Peak and met us back at the car.
An old mining road allowed us to easily and safely go around Mosquito Peak on its west side instead of reclimbing it. This saved us several hundred feet of elevation gain on the way back.
Kevin and Dwight hike along the west side of Mosquito Peak en route to "Repeater Peak".
The southwest face and west ridge of London Mountain as ssen on the descent from "Repeater Peak" back to American Flats.