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Trinity Alps High Route 2011-Attempt

2011 is a record snow year! I recently made a recon trip to Morris Mdws over Memorial Day weekend to check the snow conditions. Snow level is extreme! -- In fact the snow conditions are so extreme, I was unable to complete the full route as planned in eary July. The Mirror Lake Ledge held a huge crevasse or slab avalanche zone with no margin of safety, which ended the high route for me. I'll admit, even with crampons and ice axe, I don't have the skills to safely cross it. I visited Grizzly, Mirror, and Papoose Lakes, Jorstad Cabin, and Bob's Farm. I traded high risk snow conditions for high risk creek crossings, and enjoyed a week in the Trinity Alps.
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Route to Mirror Pass
Route to Mirror Pass
Mt Shasta and Caribou Lake basin
Mt Shasta and Caribou Lake basin
Mirror Pass
Mirror Pass
Sawtooth Peak and Kalmia Pass
Sawtooth Peak and Kalmia Pass
Mirror Lake and Ledge route
Mirror Lake and Ledge route
The Ledge at its worst
The Ledge at its worst
Ledge crevasse or slab avalance shelf
Ledge crevasse or slab avalance shelf
Ledge crevasse or slab avalance shelf
Ledge crevasse or slab avalance shelf
Mirror Pass route to Mirror Lake
Mirror Pass route to Mirror Lake
Mirror Lake
Mirror Lake
Thick thick ice!
Thick thick ice!
Kalmia Pass morning light
Kalmia Pass morning light
Ledge in morning light
Ledge in morning light
My campsite at Mirror
My campsite at Mirror
Kelly catching a well earned nap
Kelly catching a well earned nap
Mostly snow
Mostly snow
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