{"id":5242,"date":"2019-06-23T19:57:47","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T02:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/?p=5242"},"modified":"2019-09-08T22:16:51","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T05:16:51","slug":"rainier-via-the-kautz-ice-chute-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/2019\/06\/rainier-via-the-kautz-ice-chute-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Tahoma via Kautz Ice Chute: Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7GwgCH03ojo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tahoma (AKA Mt. Rainier) is one of my favorite mountains&#8230;\u00a0 I am fortunate to be 4 for 5 up there, twice on the Emmons and thrice on the DC, most recently as a team leader in July 2017. It is a sacred place for me, actually, and always provides that unique combination of challenge and beauty and proximity to home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Climbing via the Kautz Ice Chute would be a different kind of challenge:\u00a0 A new aspect of the mountain&#8230; steeper terrain, including vertical ice&#8230; a full traverse of the mountain, meaning heavy loads all the way over the summit.\u00a0Teresa invited me to join the expedition\u2026 what could I say but \u201cYES!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">One of the great things about mountaineering is the way it allows us to make new friends. In this case, there would be 4 new guides and 5 new climbers to meet, which is great. Natalie was the first I got to know: She is a doctor moving from Australia to Canada, and decided to bag Rainier on the way. How cool is that? We were glad to give her a place to stay before and following the expedition.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5317\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5317\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04887.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5317\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04887-800x425.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04887-800x425.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04887-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04887-660x350.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04887-768x408.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rainier, shot by Torin as he flew in for the expedition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5260\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5260\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2067.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5260\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2067-800x551.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2067-800x551.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2067-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2067-660x454.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2067-768x529.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leaving home: We are on vacation. WE ARE ON VACATION!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The first afternoon at IMG was spent in orientation with Nickel, our lead guide for the trip. Every detail was covered, every aspect of the trip discussed clearly. It was such a pleasure to relax while he prepared us for the expedition\u2026 all the stress and details I would usually have to cover on my own were being laid out for us in a lovely, reassuring fashion. Based on the incredibly warm forecast (with no precip, freezing levels predicted at 16,000 feet on our summit day, and the only possibility of winds at 30 MPH on our second day), my kit could be trimmed a bit. I still came in just &gt; 45 lbs at the start, but every piece of gear was carefully considered. I have never been guided on a Rainier summit attempt, so this was going to be a new experience for me. I know IMG very well, and was excited to learn some new techniques and see a new part of the mountain with them. The first thing that kicked me in the head was how little crevasse gear they wanted us to bring: Just a harness and a few \u2018biners. No prusiks, no cordelettes, no tiblocks, no pulleys\u2026. I ended up carrying an ATC at their request, but as anticipated we never needed it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Everyone on the team was fun and experienced. And I thought, <i>This will be a blast, and it will be posh!<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5258\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5258\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4952.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5258\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4952-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4952-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4952-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4952-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4952-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Welcome to the verdant and quiet world of IMG HQ.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5256\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5256\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4954.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5256\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4954-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4954-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4954-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4954-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4954-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nickel gives a very comprehensive orientation the day before we depart.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5306\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5306\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5243.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5306\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5243-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5243-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5243-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5243-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5243-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My kit gets inspected, trimmed, rearranged, and repacked.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5251\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5251\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2070.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5251\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2070-761x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2070-761x800.jpg 761w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2070-143x150.jpg 143w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2070-628x660.jpg 628w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2070-768x808.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nickel demonstrates best technique for use of the blue bags. Yes&#8230; we carry all solid waste up and over. Only urine and footprints will be left behind.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5249\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5249\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2075.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5249\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2075-800x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2075-800x601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2075-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2075-660x496.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2075-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mt. Rainier brought to you by the caloric bounty of burgers and beer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After everything was arranged for the following morning, we took time to visit the guides\u2019 memorial in Ashford. It was a quiet, sobering reminder of the price others have paid in supporting us in our pursuit of high places around the world. Each a unique individual, a brilliant life lost much too soon. I thought of the chortens of Thokla, and the catharsis and heartbreak that had overwhelmed me leaving EBC for the last time in 2016. The PTSD welled up briefly. But, not today. Today was about moving forward. And hamburgers. And Rainier beer.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5248\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5248\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2076-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5248\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2076-2-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2076-2-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2076-2-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2076-2-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2076-2-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Quotation by Rene Daumal. Moving&#8230; and true.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5305\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5246.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5305\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5246-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5246-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5246-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5246-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5246-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heartbreaking&#8230; sobering&#8230; humbling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5250\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2073.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5250\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2073-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2073-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2073-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2073-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2073-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our accommodations the night before departure. Posh!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The next morning we put finishing touches on our kits, loaded up, and drove up the mountain. At one point, near the Kautz Creek trailhead, we caught a glimpse of the Ice Chute: A white stripe of snow surrounded by dirty blue ice, thousands of feet above. <i>Dude\u2026 this ain\u2019t the DC.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The weather was perfect. Our spirits were high. The parking lot was jammed\u2014positively jammed\u2014with every stripe of humanity. Young, old, domestic, foreign, fit, flabby, you name it\u2026 everyone was making the pilgrimage to see this most majestic of mountains. Rainier is in my back yard, and it\u2019s easy to take it for granted. But up close, there\u2019s nothing ho-hum about this peak. It was soothing to see so many people who love and respect her the way we do, people flocking in from far and wide to bask in her glory. But, we were not there to bask. We had come to climb.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The trail from Paradise\u2026 how many times have I walked it? Today it was a pleasure, but HOT. I worried\u2014as always\u2014about sun exposure\u2019s effect on my skin, and on my kidneys. The new OR sun shirt seemed to work perfectly, and I was reassured by the guides wearing the same shirt who said they had never been burned through it, despite the \u201cSPF 15\u201d label. Besides, my double-buff-plus-beko system was in order. Still, it was hot, and the thought in the back of my mind remained constant: <i>When will some clouds roll in?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5255\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5255\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4967.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5255\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4967-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4967-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4967-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4967-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4967-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Last moments in the parking lot before saddling up with the pack.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5300\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5300\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5300\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00011-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00011-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00011-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00011-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00011-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I think the mountain looks welcoming today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5316\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5316\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04894.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5316\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04894-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04894-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04894-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04894-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04894-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sweet, delicious tree shade&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5243\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5243\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.21.11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5243\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.21.11-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.21.11-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.21.11-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.21.11-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.21.11-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conrad and I savor the last shreds of tree cover for the rest of the expedition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5299\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5299\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00012-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00012-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00012-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00012-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00012-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selfie as the trees fade away&#8230;. this will be a trial by sunshine!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5246\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5246\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2079.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5246\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2079-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2079-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2079-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2079-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2079-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conrad, Keith, and our objective above.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just before the trail pitches up to Panorama Point there is a small rocky outcrop that overlooks the snow field spilling down below the Nisqually glacier. I have stood there many times, looking out at the untouched terrain, wondering about the best way to negotiate it. This was our first break spot\u2026 and the place where we would leave the beaten path and start making our way towards the Kautz.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5274\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0834.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5274\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0834-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0834-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0834-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0834-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0834-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ken at the first break.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5263\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5263\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/P1010690.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5263\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/P1010690-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/P1010690-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/P1010690-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/P1010690-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/P1010690-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natalie. Enough said.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5298\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5298\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00014-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00014-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00014-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00014-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00014-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conrad: Lord over all he surveys.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5315\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5315\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04903.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5315\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04903-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04903-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04903-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04903-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04903-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conrad and Nickel scout today&#8217;s route, photographed by Torin. Note the three climbers inset&#8230; they have chosen the Path of Pain, taking a direct line up from the Wilson Bench. We will trend left then switch back to the right. Camp 1 is on the ridge directly above them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After passing a marmot grazing on the trail, we dropped down to a long descending traverse in soft snow. We then curved along a large, snowy basin, paralleling the Muir snowfield ridge from below, for a short time before stopping on a gently sloping area for another short break. Crevasses lurked ahead, and from here forward we would always travel roped up. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5215\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.29.00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5215\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.29.00-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.29.00-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.29.00-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.29.00-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.29.00-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saddling up after our first break. This rock turned out to be home to a marmot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5229\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5229\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.30.40.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5229\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.30.40-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.30.40-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.30.40-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.30.40-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.30.40-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marmot seems unimpressed with us as we pass by&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5214\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5214\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.32.08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5214\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.32.08-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.32.08-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.32.08-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.32.08-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.32.08-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">That marmot&#8217;s shade looks mighty tempting from out here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5225\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5225\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.33.40.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5225\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.33.40-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.33.40-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.33.40-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.33.40-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.33.40-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conrad leads us onto the lower Nisqually snowfield, below the Nisqually Glacier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5219\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5219\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.33.15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5219\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.33.15-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.33.15-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.33.15-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.33.15-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.33.15-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott &amp; Co. dropping down to the Nisqually Snow Field after the break.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5216\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5216\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.34.52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5216\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.34.52-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.34.52-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.34.52-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.34.52-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.34.52-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rowan keeps a close eye on us.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5253\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5253\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4975.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5253\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4975-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4975-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4975-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4975-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4975-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Almost to our first break on the lower Nisqually snowfield.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5297\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5297\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5297\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00019-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00019-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00019-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00019-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00019-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conrad and Rowan arrive at a break spot on the snowfield.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5295\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5295\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00025-744x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00025-744x800.jpg 744w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00025-140x150.jpg 140w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00025-614x660.jpg 614w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00025-768x826.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rowan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5296\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5296\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5296\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00023-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00023-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00023-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00023-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00023-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The team arrives at a break spot where we will rope up for proper glacier travel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5294\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5294\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00028.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5294\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00028-647x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00028-647x800.jpg 647w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00028-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00028-534x660.jpg 534w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00028-768x950.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">T$. Powered by trail mix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We could see the objective hazard clearly from here: a bottleneck feature, with a vertical cliff above on climber\u2019s left, and rotten icefall above on climber\u2019s right. Our route would thread between these features, up a steep snow field that would trend left, to a broad bench above the cliff. Our guides were clear: This would be difficult, because we needed to get through quickly, and there would be no stopping. <i>Damn right.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5293\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00029.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5293\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00029-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00029-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00029-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00029-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00029-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading out of the first break. Toe of the Nisqually icefall dead ahead&#8230; we will turn left and sneak up that snow tongue at left, a bottleneck between the cliff at far left and icefall below a horseshoe formation to its right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5232\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.35.56.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5232\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.35.56-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.35.56-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.35.56-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.35.56-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.35.56-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Approaching the bottleneck below Wilson Bench. Keith on my 6.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5286\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5286\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00050.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5286\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00050-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00050-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00050-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00050-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00050-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The team approaches the bottleneck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5285\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00053.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5285\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00053-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00053-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00053-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00053-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00053-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keith is happy. Natalie is VERY happy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Such a beautiful section, with our first look at icefall up close as we hustled past: Dirty blue seracs jumbled together, bridged by fresh snowfall, leaning awkwardly like a pile of bayonets. It reminded me of the Khumbu\u2026 except that is 10,000 feet higher, and we would be walking straight into it. Underfoot, a single crevasse stretched across our path, easy to cross via an oblique snow bridge\u2026 this one was DEEP, with a second chamber below the first drop, a spooky room big enough to fit a school bus, lit by dark blue colors, too dark in fact for my GoPro sensor to pick them up. <i>This is why we do this. <\/i>Aside from the clatter of a few small rocks being spit out by the icefall, it was still and quiet, and the section passed by quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5314\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5314\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04919.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5314\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04919-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04919-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04919-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04919-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04919-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The column approaches the bottleneck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5291\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5291\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00034.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5291\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00034-800x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00034-800x433.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00034-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00034-660x357.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00034-768x416.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Icefall just before the bottleneck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5287\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00046.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5287\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00046-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00046-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00046-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00046-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00046-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Closeup of some icefall just before the bottleneck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5292\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00033.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5292\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00033-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00033-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00033-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00033-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00033-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nickel, Justin, and Scott lead towards the bottleneck section. Conrad and Teresa and I go next.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5289\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00040.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5289\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00040-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00040-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00040-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00040-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00040-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Up the bottleneck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5288\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5288\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00041.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5288\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00041-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00041-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00041-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00041-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00041-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conrad adds a gasket knot to our rope, shortening the interval for our ascent past the bottleneck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5240\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.42.44.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5240\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.42.44-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.42.44-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.42.44-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.42.44-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.42.44-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First bridge of the day&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5239\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5239\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.43.14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5239\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.43.14-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.43.14-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.43.14-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.43.14-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.43.14-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from a snow bridge. This crevasse was deep&#8230; GoPro chip unable to capture images from that dark hole, but it went at least as far down again, I estimate 75 feet in total.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5238\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5238\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.44.45.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5238\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.44.45-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.44.45-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.44.45-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.44.45-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.44.45-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The mashed potato snow packed down so nicely by my teammates ahead.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5257\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5257\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4985.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5257\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4985-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4985-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4985-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4985-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4985-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking back at the horseshoe formation we have safely passed on our way to the Wilson Bench.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Atop the cliff we found a broad, beautiful flat area, the Wilson Bench. Magnificent spot to camp, so long as tents are situated well away from possible slides from the bowl uphill. There was a single party camped there, including a dude who had just climbed Denali with IMG! They were kind enough to bring us some peanut butter cups while we took a break, which was super kind of him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I was feeling it a bit now: the load was heavy, I was dehydrated, and some high clouds began to scoot in\u2014precisely what I had prayed for, but now threatening to chill me. And yet, the snow remained soft underfoot. We could see the location of camp, so seductively close\u2026 but in fact an hour away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Up we went, traversing up along a steep face, then cutting back to the right along a gentle ridge, punctuated by some beautiful dark rocks. On several occasions my downhill foot slid away in the soft snow; cheating steps uphill a bit seemed to help, but it was still like slogging through mashed potatoes. When we reached a flat spot on the route I was ready for a break; we thought camp would be another half hour above, and that would have been totally fine, but the guides decided to call it here, because the location was so great and the route seemed to be in good condition above.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5234\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.45.48.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5234\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.45.48-800x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.45.48-800x451.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.45.48-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.45.48-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.45.48-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Welcome to Wilson Bench.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5236\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.46.08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5236\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.46.08-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.46.08-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.46.08-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.46.08-660x372.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.46.08-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nickel, Justin, and Scott chill out on the Bench.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5273\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5273\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0842.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5273\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0842-800x478.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0842-800x478.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0842-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0842-660x394.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0842-768x458.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nickel provides a guided tour of what&#8217;s to come from our break spot at the bench.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5226\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5226\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.46.42.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5226\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.46.42-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.46.42-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.46.42-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.46.42-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.46.42-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leaving our mark on the Wilson Bench.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5284\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00055.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5284\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00055-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00055-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00055-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00055-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00055-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading out for the last section before Camp 1. We elected to follow (more or less) the bootpath that rises gradually left to the ridge and then cuts back right along the ridgeline. That path at center screen just looked too steep to be justified&#8230; not so much an avvy concern (though this was a bit slidey) but it smacked of unnecessary effort.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Camp 1 was a beautiful, relaxing place. Dinner was delicious (curried veggies and rice). We even had flickers of 3G coverage. The next day\u2019s route was plainly visible, and it looked very doable. We looked West towards the sunset and hydrated while waiting for the temperature to drop. Day 1 had been a success, by any measure. <i>This is why we do this.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5262\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5262\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/P1010697.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5262\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/P1010697-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/P1010697-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/P1010697-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/P1010697-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/P1010697-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taking a quick break atop the traverse above the Bench&#8230; turns out this would be Camp 1!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5261\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5261\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/P1010698.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5261\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/P1010698-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/P1010698-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/P1010698-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/P1010698-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/P1010698-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Settling into Camp 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5272\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0846.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5272\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0846-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0846-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0846-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0846-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0846-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We were lucky to pitch into a preexisting walled platform. However, it turned out to be a windless night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5281\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5281\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00063.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5281\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00063-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00063-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00063-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00063-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00063-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Torin moves into Camp 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5270\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0851.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5270\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0851-800x396.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0851-800x396.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0851-150x74.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0851-660x327.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0851-768x380.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking South from Camp 1. Adams&#8230; Hood&#8230; MSH&#8230; and even Jefferson in the distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5312\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5312\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04945.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5312\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04945-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04945-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04945-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04945-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04945-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camp 1, photographed by Torin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5269\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5269\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0857.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5269\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0857-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0857-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0857-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0857-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0857-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin with Camp 1 and the route beyond.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5313\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5313\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04940.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5313\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04940-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04940-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04940-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04940-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04940-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Torin captures Justin watching the route above Camp 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5279\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5279\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00070.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5279\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00070-639x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00070-639x800.jpg 639w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00070-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00070-527x660.jpg 527w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00070-768x962.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yeah, I was in good spirits.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5282\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5282\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00062.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5282\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00062-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00062-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00062-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00062-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00062-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natalie was VERY happy to be here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5283\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5283\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00058.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5283\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00058-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00058-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00058-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00058-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00058-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ken chills with the best of them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5280\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00064.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5280\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00064-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00064-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00064-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00064-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00064-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">T$ taking care of business. Amazing that we still had reception here&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5265\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5265\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0863.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5265\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0863-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0863-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0863-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0863-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0863-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our guides really seem to like it up here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5268\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2097-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5268\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2097-2-800x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2097-2-800x601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2097-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2097-2-660x496.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2097-2-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">#tentlyfe #warmandcozy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5259\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5259\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5259\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5011-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5011-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5011-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5011-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5011-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Battle Mountain tent being put to the test. Dry feet are happy feet!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5267\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5267\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2099-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5267\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2099-2-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2099-2-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2099-2-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2099-2-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2099-2-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Airing out the doggs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5304\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5304\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5253.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5304\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5253-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5253-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5253-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5253-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5253-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taking in the view from Camp 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5275\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00078.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5275\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00078-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00078-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00078-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00078-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00078-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our supplies for the last dinner of Pad Thai chill in the snow at Camp 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5277\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5277\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00072.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5277\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00072-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00072-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00072-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00072-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00072-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The routes on Rainier are put in and maintained by the professional guiding services, including IMG.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5276\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00077.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5276\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00077-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00077-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00077-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00077-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00077-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A guide&#8217;s work is never done.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5303\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5303\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5256.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5303\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5256-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5256-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5256-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5256-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5256-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">T$ in her element.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5307\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5307\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5259.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5307\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5259-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5259-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5259-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5259-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_5259-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This little lenticular is parked above the Muir Snowfield, seen across the Nisqually. It usually portends ripping winds aloft, but we felt none of that here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5266\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5266\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0862.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5266\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0862-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0862-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0862-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0862-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-09-iPhone-0862-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our view of sunset from Camp 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5254\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5254\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4998.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5254\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4998-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4998-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4998-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4998-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4998-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Appropriate spot for a shaka sign if ever there was one.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5278\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5278\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00071.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5278\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00071-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00071-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00071-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00071-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00071-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our plan for tomorrow: Climb to the large rock at center, next to its smaller sibling (the High Castle) and get water there if available&#8230; then up the snowfield beyond (the Turtle) to Camp Hazard, on a rocky ridge that appears above the High Castle in this view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tahoma (AKA Mt. 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