Feather Peak

An active mine near the put in marked the start of our 12+ hour day.

This first pitch was soon to become very icy. Willy put his ski crampons to good use while Dave and I struggled.

Snack time

Willy skins

Rock reminiscent of the Black Canyon's Painted Wall

One of the days many lake crossings

Dave and Willy

Dave and Alex

Dave and Willy

Dave and Willy

Dave and Alex

Willy

Looking down the valley across the desert and to the White's

The shade was a nice break from the intense sun

Snack time in a windy spot...

... with a view

post snack nap?

The Whites

Dave Keatley

Feather Peak appears... but where is OUR couloir?

Dave Keatley

Looking back from where we came

Dave breaks trail to the base of our couloir... Feather's North Couloir.

Willy and I had major issues with snow sticking to our skins. The last push to the couloir's base was serious work. We were sure to wax our skins that night.

Getting ready to swap skis for crampons and axes

Great team work breaking trail to the top. At points the snow was bottomless powder and very difficult to move forward in.

Willy... STOKED!!!

A pretty nice spot

It had been too long since my last adventure with Willy... and this one was fantastic!

Looking down the couloir...

it ain't flat

steep... icy... and a little intimidating...

the snow softened up nicely after the initial roll over pitch. Willy tearing it up.

Goofing off and speeding across a lake

Headed home... with plenty of soft snow and vertical in front of us :-)

The view didn't suck

and neither did the snow

Alex

Willy lets em run

last view of the Whites