![Mt. Sill From Highway 395](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646755.LC23SocI.jpg) Mt. Sill From Highway 395 |
![Mt. Sill and the Sill Glacier](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646758.I5oAz7zn.jpg) Mt. Sill and the Sill Glacier |
![View of the Palisades Region from Glacier Lodge](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646753.otVdfET4.jpg) View of the Palisades Region from Glacier Lodge |
![I have not changed much since 1975 - have I?](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/85533083.c05H39RC.jpg) I have not changed much since 1975 - have I? |
![At the start of the journey](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646656.tC4hoZVF.jpg) At the start of the journey |
![I didn't bother with cooking gear](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646747.iRAHgBIm.jpg) I didn't bother with cooking gear |
![Water was easy to find on the lower slopes](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646750.VG9uIUGn.jpg) Water was easy to find on the lower slopes |
![Now Playing: When You're Falling by Peter Gabriel](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646667.lnbh3Rs6.jpg) Now Playing: "When You're Falling" by Peter Gabriel |
![View up the South Fork of Big Pine Creek](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646658.0uAGS5RV.jpg) View up the South Fork of Big Pine Creek |
![View up the North Fork](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646660.zhIGEJh3.jpg) View up the North Fork |
![Sections of the trail had a multitude of wildflowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646661.VB6Mekbv.jpg) Sections of the trail had a multitude of wildflowers |
![Wildflower](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646662.oeluisIZ.jpg) Wildflower |
![Wildflower](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646663.Ldsh5tuJ.jpg) Wildflower |
![Indain Paintbrush](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646664.lTOuN8yl.jpg) Indain Paintbrush |
![Bigalow Sneezeweed](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646665.T79lu3zD.jpg) Bigalow Sneezeweed |
![Aspen Leaf](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646742.0NXlv89E.jpg) Aspen Leaf |
![Aspens, about 9,000 feet](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646745.iAR9p8U0.jpg) Aspens, about 9,000 feet |
![Mini-fall along the trail](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646668.by1J27wJ.jpg) Mini-fall along the trail |
![Lake filled with glacial sediments](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646669.XdTeteTE.jpg) Lake filled with glacial sediments |
![Temple Crag at sunset](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646670.ZZKxsXDq.jpg) Temple Crag at sunset |
![Starry view from my sleeping bag](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646671.3VZTz4xU.jpg) Starry view from my sleeping bag |
![Dawn](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646672.ctv9E2Gq.jpg) Dawn |
![Dawn in Reflection](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646673.tZJlEIZg.jpg) Dawn in Reflection |
![Looking back toward my campsite](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646674.FzeHqEst.jpg) Looking back toward my campsite |
![Reflection at Sam Mack Meadow](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646675.2yEm9zZ0.jpg) Reflection at Sam Mack Meadow |
![Above Sam Mack Meadow](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/84299935.itoiSdmj.jpg) Above Sam Mack Meadow |
![g6/54/54554/3/83646676.4MqfuCdY.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646676.4MqfuCdY.jpg) |
![View of Galey and Sill (the latter in the background)](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646677.431uz0fr.jpg) View of Galey and Sill (the latter in the background) |
![Columbine](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646678.x9Z15V1c.jpg) Columbine |
![Mt Galey and its glacier viewed from the edge of a glacial morrain](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646680.iBkapgYp.jpg) Mt Galey and its glacier viewed from the edge of a glacial morrain |
![A duck (marker made from rocks) shows the way up the morrain](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646681.wuJjsrNl.jpg) A duck (marker made from rocks) shows the way up the morrain |
![Last wildflowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646682.wUXWyriK.jpg) Last wildflowers |
![Viewpoint of the Palisades Glacier, 12,500 feet above sea level](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646683.hKC2ofJD.jpg) Viewpoint of the Palisades Glacier, 12,500 feet above sea level |
![The Palisades](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/86523089.l8M5APFy.jpg) The Palisades |
![Lightweight crampons](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646685.UzKTcZC9.jpg) Lightweight crampons |
![The crampons expand!](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646686.SlUax2QD.jpg) The crampons expand! |
![Yes, sharp!](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646687.7fqOGxej.jpg) Yes, sharp! |
![Steep](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/85536782.QSIdUWXV.jpg) Steep |
![Moving up the Palisade Glacier](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646688.kIgTfXOC.jpg) Moving up the Palisade Glacier |
![At the base of the L-Shaped Glacier](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/84301236.aSnoJTwD.jpg) At the base of the L-Shaped Glacier |
![View up the L-Shaped Glacier](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646689.XSj2fHMr.jpg) View up the "L-Shaped" Glacier |
![Looking down the L-Shaped Glacier](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/85537087.iJ3lPyCu.jpg) Looking down the L-Shaped Glacier |
![I meet Javier near the crux of the climb](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646690.osehpcxC.jpg) I meet Javier near the crux of the climb |
![Javier, Steve and Dan](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646691.nwSAaekS.jpg) Javier, Steve and Dan |
![North Palisade and Palisade lacier in reflection](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646692.TmLTZNED.jpg) North Palisade and Palisade lacier in reflection |
![Climbing can be a colorful sport](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646693.FWaKmb6Q.jpg) Climbing can be a colorful sport |
![Safety items](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646694.DWHtQ1MN.jpg) Safety items |
![Steve](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646695.ANkcfWor.jpg) Steve |
![Steve anchors Dan](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646696.mSToLxuY.jpg) Steve anchors Dan |
![Dan heads up the crux move, Steve belays](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646697.i2iMyJEm.jpg) Dan heads up the crux move, Steve belays |
![Dan is feeling good](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646698.xNLbrNt4.jpg) Dan is feeling good |
![Advancing up the ridge to the summit](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646699.0FbKBIga.jpg) Advancing up the ridge to the summit |
![Dan farther along the ridge](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646700.AkLGrzo2.jpg) Dan farther along the ridge |
![A few minutes more climbing.....](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646701.K9tMwGCK.jpg) A few minutes more climbing..... |
![Javier tops out](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646703.ViNGELTY.jpg) Javier tops out |
![Javier on top](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646704.Cb2f5P8J.jpg) Javier on top |
![Summit Register](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646705.OQo4ITR0.jpg) Summit Register |
![Summit Portrait (thanks, Javier)](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646706.nn9pxIny.jpg) Summit Portrait (thanks, Javier) |
![Javier photographs me photographing him - Pano](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646760.T7s9f9ZU.jpg) Javier photographs me photographing him - Pano |
![Palisade peaks and the Palisade Glacier - Pano](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646762.sG4GFPXy.jpg) Palisade peaks and the Palisade Glacier - Pano |
![Somehow it seemed easier coming up](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646707.eqO84E58.jpg) Somehow it seemed easier coming up |
![Two small climbers, one large mountain](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646708.WfCCe5kz.jpg) Two small climbers, one large mountain |
![Looking at North Pal and Starlight Peaks](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646709.vH5IgMuf.jpg) Looking at North Pal and Starlight Peaks |
![Javier](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646710.j3JqCEfq.jpg) Javier |
![Steve is ready to descend](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646711.2BoYtht9.jpg) Steve is ready to descend |
![Ice axe - tool of the trade](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646712.kBg8fcDZ.jpg) Ice axe - tool of the trade |
![Putting on traditional crampons](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83724149.g3wybPcQ.jpg) Putting on traditional crampons |
![Clipping into the rope for safety down the glacier](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83724222.xeIzpqVR.jpg) Clipping into the rope for safety down the glacier |
![Dropping down the L-Shaped Glacier](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646713.pQxHIWPa.jpg) Dropping down the L-Shaped Glacier |
![On the L-Shaped Glacier](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646714.DCFHPV2P.jpg) On the L-Shaped Glacier |
![On the L Shaped Glacier, Mt. Sill, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646294.uMU5mrSr.jpg) On the "L" Shaped Glacier, Mt. Sill, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California |
![I was glad we were on the rope...](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646716.j8BgVlfa.jpg) I was glad we were on the rope... |
![My new friends carried a lot of climbing gear](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646717.bwOM09p6.jpg) My new friends carried a lot of climbing gear |
![Water was in short supply](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646719.7RAC24BH.jpg) Water was in short supply |
![Looking at the Palisades Glacier](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83651366.g1eN8VBi.jpg) Looking at the Palisades Glacier |
![Palisade Glacier and mountaineer](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646721.AHDSVD46.jpg) Palisade Glacier and mountaineer |
![Coming off the Palisade Glacier](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646723.ZimVjajR.jpg) Coming off the Palisade Glacier |
![My turn to carry the rope](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646725.yLCVfEjM.jpg) My turn to carry the rope |
![View up the way we had come](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646728.4mJrmnR5.jpg) View up the way we had come |
![Above the lake at the base of the glacier](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646731.Cy7Iivjb.jpg) Above the lake at the base of the glacier |
![Steve relaxes](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646733.OZu1ZaRW.jpg) Steve relaxes |
![Dan and Javier head up to their high camp](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646739.RFsPHetX.jpg) Dan and Javier head up to their high camp |
![Last Light - Pano](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/84300053.P17JtchQ.jpg) Last Light - Pano |
![Sunset over the Palisades](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646736.96g2MLH9.jpg) Sunset over the Palisades |
![Last view of Mt. Sill - Pano](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83646761.F8B5SxZF.jpg) Last view of Mt. Sill - Pano |
![Next time this might be the way to go](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/54/54554/3/83867035.YItwMd0h.jpg) Next time this might be the way to go |